Another Theology of the Body, Part XVIII--I Take Back Everything I Said (Sort Of) About NFP
When people start talking past one another, the solution is almost always to reframe the parameters of the discussion. On complementarity, I relied on a professional theologian to help reframe the issues. Unfortunately, I could not find anything Professor Coakley has written about another issue that has become completely stuck (at least among Catholics)--birth control. So, I did the next best thing--I called my friend Jason. Now, my friend Jason is Jewish, and generally speaking identifies with the Reform movement in Judaism. The truth is that I asked Jason to think through and give his perspective on this topic because he is my friend and that I knew he would do it. But, as it turns out, Jason is a perfect conversation partner for this topic. As someone who takes his Judaism seriously, he is open to the idea of moral and ethical rules that are derived from religion, even if they are counter-cultural. On the other hand, the Reform approach...