Lambeth 1930 Resolution on contraception
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The Lambeth 1930 Resolution on contraception was a landmark Anglican Church decision that, for the first time, cautiously permitted the use of birth control within marriage under certain moral conditions, breaking with previous Christian prohibitions.
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| Lambeth 1930 Resolution on contraception canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Lambeth 1930 Resolution on contraception Context triple: [Lambeth Conference, notableResolution, Lambeth 1930 Resolution on contraception]
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Latimer House Principles
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London Government Act 1963
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Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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Williams and Norgate
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Declaration of Indulgence
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Lambeth 1930 Resolution on contraception Target entity description: The Lambeth 1930 Resolution on contraception was a landmark Anglican Church decision that, for the first time, cautiously permitted the use of birth control within marriage under certain moral conditions, breaking with previous Christian prohibitions.
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A.
Latimer House Principles
The Latimer House Principles are a set of guidelines adopted by Commonwealth nations to safeguard good governance through the separation of powers, judicial independence, and accountability of the three branches of government.
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B.
London Government Act 1963
The London Government Act 1963 was the legislation that reorganized local government in Greater London, establishing the Greater London Council and 32 London boroughs.
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C.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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D.
Williams and Norgate
Williams and Norgate was a British publishing firm active in the 19th and early 20th centuries, known for issuing scholarly, philosophical, and scientific works.
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E.
Declaration of Indulgence
The Declaration of Indulgence was a royal proclamation by James II of England in 1687–1688 that suspended penal laws against Catholics and Protestant dissenters in an attempt to promote religious toleration and expand royal prerogative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican Church document
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Christian ethical teaching ⓘ religious resolution ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Anglican Communion
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Lambeth Conference ⓘ |
| aimedAt | guiding Anglican clergy and laity on birth control ⓘ |
| appliesTo | married couples ⓘ |
| breaksWith |
earlier Anglican condemnations of birth control
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traditional Christian ban on artificial contraception ⓘ |
| century | 20th century ⓘ |
| context |
changing social attitudes toward sexuality
ⓘ
interwar debates on population and family planning ⓘ |
| countryOfAdoption | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Pope Pius XI
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| dateAdopted | 1930 ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
responsible parenthood
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sanctity of marriage ⓘ spiritual and moral dimensions of procreation ⓘ |
| ethicalDomain |
Christian marriage ethics
ⓘ
Christian sexual ethics ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Lambeth Conference statements on family planning ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first major Christian body to permit contraception in some circumstances
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turning point in Christian sexual ethics ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Anglican teaching on marriage and family planning
ⓘ
wider Protestant acceptance of contraception ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| languageCharacter |
cautious
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qualified permission ⓘ |
| locationOfConference |
Lambeth Palace
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| moralCondition |
consideration of Christian principles
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pastoral guidance ⓘ serious moral reasons ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lambeth Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Lambeth Conference of 1930
|
| permits | use of contraceptive methods in marriage under strict conditions ⓘ |
| positionOnContraception |
cautious permission within marriage
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rejection of contraception for selfish or immoral reasons ⓘ |
| previousTeaching | general Christian prohibition of artificial contraception ⓘ |
| prohibits |
use of contraception for motives of mere convenience
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use of contraception for motives of selfishness ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | encyclical Casti connubii ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
birth control
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contraception ⓘ |
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