A good NFP vs. ABC analogy

Bonnie at Off the Top has another essay on NFP vs. artificial birth control (ABC). One of her commenters gave a very nice analogy demonstrating the difference. It is one of the best I have heard.

Off the top: Protestants rethinking contraception: inconsistency of thought: “Couple A claims to be hospitable. They point to the fact that they have a guest room. The room, however, is only made ready when guests are invited and expected and at that time and no other, the bed is made up with clean sheets, the floors are swept, the bathroom has clean towels etc. However the rest of the time, the room is left cold and accumulates dust, has old sheets and towels from the last person who visited, the cat sleeps in there… you get the picture. So when an unexpected guest arrives last minute, this is what they encounter.

Knowing that no FP method is %100 reliable (and go figure…our culture actually believes we have the power and right to create or deny life), a woman whose chosen method of FP creates an environment in the womb that is life-compromising, and knows it, and continues to use this form, would seem to, by her actions, care more about other things than the safety and nurture of a child who might be conceived unexpectedly. A woman using NFP places the ultimate well-being of any child she bears, whether expected or unexpected, in”