VS-931 Antisubmarine Squadron is a true story which describes the intensive training and tactics used in the search for enemy submarines during the Korean War. The danger of carrier operations; training missions and problems with equipment is born out by numerous close calls and crashes. Sometimes these unpredictable mishaps resulted in injury or death of carrier personnel and flight crews. The humor among squadron personnel often served as relief from the intense; long hour teamwork that was continuously required. When the job at hand was finally completed; service personnel always looked for some way to have fun.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Godly Seed Godly CultureBy RichardA forthrightly historic presentation of the declining moral evaluation of contraception as contrary to natural law--its denial of the true purpose of the marital conjugal act; the procreation of children. Once almost universally recognized as an evil practice by the larger Christian community; is now almost exclusively condemned by the Catholic church. Yet; the practice of contraception in all its forms is likely practiced by most young married Catholic couples who are either ignorant of or openly defiant of this Church teaching. I hear Catholic clergy speak loudly about abortion but never about this other grave sin which also denies human life.The author of this book rightly associates the two practices together; with one leading directly to the other. I commend him for his courageous act of writing this book. Abortions will never come to an absolute end; but its practice will never decline until the evil of contraception is once more recognized as its precursor and its use discontinued.The rhythm method as prescribed by the Catholic church (which does not impose a contrived barrier); is the only morally valid alternative to contraception in controlling family size and spacing pregnancies; but it does require abstinence at certain critical times. In today's secularized materialistic and highly sexualized culture it seems difficult to practice any form of delayed gratification. Yet the Church must renew her mission to proclaim the whole truth even though certain aspects of moral theology are not widely accepted. The church is not in the business of accommodating popular culture.12 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Excellent BookBy MichaelThe book is small and rather incomplete. A good start; an excellent reference.I like the book's extensive references provided at the end of each chapter. It provides plenty of places to go for further research.More could have been said about Malthus; the ideas that the earth is already over crowded; the arguments with regard to women's health; economics of large families; etc. It is not enough to just state these arguments were made but to address them head on. Maybe I was too optimistic; I was hoping for more of the biblical arguments; from before 1907; presented against the use of artificial birth control and not so much of a history.Recommended other reading:The American Religious Debate over Birth Control 1907-1937This book shows a slight tilt against Christianity; but does a good job documenting a critical time in American history related to this subject. It tells how virtually every Christian denomination stood against artificial birth control prior to 1907 (and Margret Sanger); and how Margret Sanger chipped away at the legal system and the churches to where by 1937 virtually all of the denominations accepted artificial birth control. One of the interesting things to me is to see the same methods used by Sanger to justify birth control were used again in the abortion argument and now in the homosexual arguments.Marital Relations; Birth Control; and Abortion in Jewish LawThe author does a better job; biblically; than any Christian I know of in presenting the biblical issues associated with the subject. He follows the arguments through Scripture and through the case law of both liberal and conservative rabbis. If you are reasoning through these issues; read this book.The Christian Case Against Contraception: Making the Case from Historical; Biblical; Systematic; and Practical Theology EthicsRead it.Criticism:The price is too high. I can't afford to buy a lot of copies to be given away. I have bought some copies; but hope that a reduced cost version will be available soon.One of the highest recommendations I can give is to buy copies to be given away.2 of 4 people found the following review helpful. The Truth They Don't Want You To Know.By brianIf you are a Christian; you must read this book to understand the cover-up that even blinded many churches to the truth about contraception and so-called family planning. This book is meticulously researched and documented; and the hidden agenda behind many of today's hot-button social issues is exposed in the light of the bare truth. You will probably become angry at the lies and betrayal of God's church; at some point; but remember that this world is in sin and darkness; and many are blinded by Satan to the wisdom of God's plan. God's enemies would love to destroy this book; so you had better get a copy before the powers that be suppress it for ever. If you've ever wondered how we got to the mess we're in today - READ THIS BOOK and you will know!
