acceptance of contraception

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• Christian views on contraception — Prior to the 20th century, contraception was generally condemned by all the major branches of Christianity (the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism)[1] including the major reformers like Martin Luther and John Calvin.[2] However …   Wikipedia

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• Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …   Universalium

• birth control — regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception. Cf. family planning (def. 1). [1914, Amer.] * * * Voluntary limiting of human reproduction, using such means as contraception, sexual abstinence …   Universalium

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• Quiverfull — is a movement among conservative evangelical Protestant Christian couples chiefly in the United States, but with some adherents in Canada,cite journal | author=Joe Woodward| title=The godliness of fertility: A growing Protestant movement is… …   Wikipedia

• Birth control — For other uses, see Birth control (disambiguation). Birth control is an umbrella term for several techniques and methods used to prevent fertilization or to interrupt pregnancy at various stages. Birth control techniques and methods include… …   Wikipedia

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• Sex education — Sex Ed redirects here. For other uses see Sex Ed (disambiguation). Barbara Hastings Asatourian of the University of Salford demonstrates Contraception , a sex education board game played in UK schools. Sex education refers to formal programs of… …   Wikipedia