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Let it be granted then that the theological differences in this area between Protestants and Roman Catholics appear to be irreconcilable.

But people differ in their religious beliefs on scores of doctrines, without taking up arms against those who disagree with them.

Why is it so different in regard to birth control??

It is because each side has sought to implement its distinctive theological belief through legislation and thus indirectly force its belief, or at least the practical consequences thereof, upon others.