Aah, Rachel, I don’t know where to begin. Well, on the positive side, you do have lots of energy and passion. That’s good. Indifference is definitely an enemy for all.

Aside from your ludicrous prejudicial judgment about who uses natural methods of family planning (or NFP), and your demonstrated unawareness as to the difference between the Rhythm Method (antiquated, 80-90% effective) and modern NFP (contemporary, science-based, and 98-99% effective), it’s evident that despite the fact that you seem to be an advocate of all things scientific and medically supported, you really don’t know much about the science of reproduction, or how NFP actually works.

You might want to start with:
http://www.njnfp.org
Or:
http://www.jabfm.org/cgi/content/full/22/2/147

My guess is that you’re so impassioned about your cause that you’ll just fire back something sarcastic, condescending or attacking [exactly what she does], but perhaps you would like to surprise me , check out the links and respond?

Reply: Good luck trusting your thermometer when you can’t even spell your 16% failure rate birth control method. At least you won’t be protected from STDs.

My comment: Awesome. Yes, I’m sure you’ve never misspelled anything in your life. Again, it’s not a 16% failure rate, but that’s your loss that you couldn’t check out the links or read up on something beyond your own opinion. Nope, no surprise with your comment, and no surprise that you’re not even open minded enough to publish the comments that you don’t agree with. Good luck getting through life (and beyond) with that attitude.

Reply: Why do you think I’d ever post a comment that promotes something I clearly don’t believe in? I am last person who would do any free promotions of your unrealistic methods. My attitude problem rules, look how badly it’s pissed you off?

My comment: Rachel, don’t flatter yourself. I’m not pissed; I’m at total peace, Rachel. I get irritated when people talk about things they don’t know about (cheers to you for changing your post). My words are not words of malice, but simply truth. I’m just confused because you apparently think of yourself as a class A liberal, when the very definition of liberal is generosity–generosity and open-mindedness to at least let others have a say. If your arguments are better, you should let them speak for themselves, rather than shutting them out.

As for Jennifer’s comments, hopefully she was just trying to have some fun by doing a little unaccountable Catholic bashing. It’s fun and easy to do. Unfortunately, she chose to do so regarding a topic that she clearly has NO understanding of, and once again a quick Wiki-search did not clarify things enough for her to make a sensible bash. Nope, NFP is not a calendar-based method. Sorry Jennifer, but your Catholic-bashing attempt=FAIL.

Oh yeah, and it’s NOT a #@&*ing CATHOLIC thing either! It’s a NATURAL thing that doesn’t rely upon harmful hormones, unreliable and non-intimate barriers or pull-out and pray methodology. It’s a unifying thing. It’s a healthy thing. It’s an empowering thing. And it’s a thing that enhances marriage in ways the ignorant cannot comprehend. Obviously.