TV's Frink said:

xhonzi said:
God doesn't want people to abstain from sex. Just the kind of sex that screws up (pun probably not intended) their lives or the lives of any children that might enter into the fray.

Serious question now...if this is the case (and it does make sense to me, btw), what do so many religions have against birth control?

I know our differing opinions on abortion, so I'll keep that in mind with the following comments...

Religions who are against abortion are often against birth control means that are 'abortive'. Not all birth control is. I for one, and most of the Christians I know, have no problem with non-abortive birth control.

Other religions believe that intercourse is only meant for procreation. Therefore birth control is unneeded.

I am led to believe that other people/religions think it's cheating to do it and not have the chance of getting pregnant. It's possible these people see sex as something dirty or evil... and that it balances the scales if you don't enjoy it too much or too frequently as the use of birth control would allow.

Historically, birth control was only used by loose women. Sort of similar to pierced ears or pants. I think that the older generation might still see it that way (my mom never had her ears pierced, though she let my sisters get theirs pierced, and she has been known to wear pants).

That's all I got.