traichuoi Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1009174' date='Jun 20 2006, 09:50 AM'] good to 'see' you! : i'm pretty good...how have you been? [/quote] wow...i didn't know security got so tight here! i'm doing well!!! good to hear you're doing well...you and "flowery" are always in my prayers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sojourner Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1368055' date='Aug 22 2007, 02:47 PM']bump[/quote] Ha! I saw the title of this topic and thought, "I think we've had a thread on this before." Lo and behold, I was correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamweaver Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I love his views on sexuality. Its a pity that these views aren't as popular as his views on non-violence and class structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Still looking for a good Ghandi t-shirt... A ghandi T-shirt would do as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew1618 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1009061' date='Jun 20 2006, 01:19 PM']I've excerpted part of the article: [url="http://www.godspy.com/life/Gandhi-on-Sex-Marriage-and-Birth-Control-by-Daniel-Vitz.cfm"]Full article here[/url] [u][b]GANDHI: WHAT HE BELIEVED ABOUT SEX, MARRIAGE AND BIRTH CONTROL[/b][/u] [size=1]By Daniel Vitz[/size] This isn't surprising, because while Gandhi was very practical in his work to improve conditions for the poor and outcast, he wasn't practical in the sense of “worldly.” He refused to reduce man to his lowest common denominator—to his animal passions—but instead sought to recognize his inherent dignity, and ultimately to uplift and ennoble him in service to God. Because many modern arguments for “reproductive rights,” or access to contraception and abortion, are based on the claim that these “services” are needed to alleviate human suffering, it’s instructive to examine them in light of Gandhi's searing critique of artificial contraception, since no one can argue that the Mahatma was indifferent to human suffering. [b]To properly understand Gandhi’s views on contraception, it’s necessary to understand his overall view of human sexuality. This view was based on three central principles. First, he believed strongly in sexual self-control as universally practicable, inherently ennobling to the human person, and necessary in developing an intimate relationship with God. Second, he understood sexual relations as appropriate only within the context of marriage between a man and a woman, which he believed should be a loving, holy and indeed sacramental relationship founded in mutual unselfishness. (The Hindu understanding of marriage as a sacrament differs from the Catholic understanding, but it does include the belief that it is not simply the physical union of two people—dharma, or religious duty, is a necessary element) Third and last, he believed very strongly in the dignity of women and their unique contribution to society. It was in light of these three principles that Gandhi viewed the issue of artificial birth control.[/b] [b]PLEASE GO TO THE LINK IF YOU WISH TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE. I HAVE CUT OUT SEVERAL PARAGRAPHS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE POST SHORTER.[/b][/quote] Can I get the Reader's Digest version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 why don't you just go to the link that i provided? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocent Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1009061' date='Jun 20 2006, 10:49 PM'][b]....... I HAVE CUT OUT A LOT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE POST SHORTER.[/b][/quote] I wouldn't have minded the longer quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tufsoles Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 intresting. I like the article though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeCatholic Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Wow, i can't believe I haven't come across this before! This is exactly what i've been looking for for Project Plus. We always get totted as "Those Catholic Freakjobs" and I try so hard to make material that is NOT religious at all- only secular. So now I think I will add a little religion in there- Gandhi (because God knows that it's sad how many college students follow thinkers instead of God). In particular I think I'll use this quote: "“It is a sin to bring forth unwanted children… it is a greater sin to avoid the consequences of one’s own action. It simply unmans man.” Hmmm... something tells me that telling college boys that contraception "unmans" them will have an effect (and for the ladies too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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