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“My thoughts on Laine’s Letter and the bible brought my old friend Onan into the spotlight again! I am thrilled and honored that Mr. John Kippley (yes, THAT John Kippley) left a comment in support of my exegesis and brought this article to my attention.


THE SIN OF ONAN: IS IT RELEVANT TO CONTRACEPTION:

In summary, the Onan account is an important part of the Christian Tradition against contraceptive behaviors. Claims that Onan was slain by God simply for his violation of the law of the Levirate are not sustained by the text itself and are further disproved by the text of Deuteronomy 25: 5-10. The anti-contraception interpretation of the text was reflected by St. Augustine and confirmed by Pius XI in Casti Connubii. Its absence in the documents of John Paul II and the Catechism of the Catholic Church simply reflects the efforts of those documents to transmit Catholic teaching about love and marriage in a positive way.

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