'The availability of contraception makes society 'less moral' than it used to be.' Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer and show that you have thought about different points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer.

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‘The availability of contraception makes society ‘less moral’ than it used to be.’ Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer and show that you have thought about different points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer.

To answer this question we must first determine what ‘moral’ means. The dictionary definition is; ‘concerned with right and wrong conduct.’ Another definition could show ‘moral’ to be what is ‘acceptable’ as opposed to what is ‘not acceptable.’ One good quote that shows what is ‘acceptable’ and ‘not acceptable’ comes from St Paul.

“Now to the unmarried and widows I say that it would be

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better for you to continue to live alone as I do. But if you

cannot restrain your desires, go ahead and marry.”

This is basically saying that it is moral to remain celibate, although it is also moral to marry and within this marriage have sex, although St Paul chooses to show this as less moral then remaining celibate. Therefore it must be even less moral to have sex outside marriage. So a Christian opinion to contraception might be a negative one, as they may believe it encourages sex outside of marriage as it limits the risk of making ...

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