How Planned Parenthood Laid Out a Roadmap to Destroy Society in 1969
The chaos of the modern world isn't an accident. It's by design.
On March 11th, 1969, Frederick S. Jaffe published a memo from the Center for Family Planning Program Development, which was a branch of Planned Parenthood and is now known as the Guttmacher Institute.
The Jaffe memo was addressed to population expert Bernard Berelson containing his ideas and policy recommendations about population control. And by population control, they mean population reduction. In his memo, Jaffe asserts that βU. S. population growth will inevitably cause a deterioration in the quality of life of this and future generations.β
Consequently, βan explicit U. S. policy to encourage or compel smaller family size in the U. S. is necessary to enable our government effectively to encourage or compel developing nations to move in similar directions; this may be termed the international public relations position.β
In other words, the world is overpopulated and the government should take action to encourage βor compelβ smaller family size to preserve βquality of life.β
This is an unspeakably perverse and wicked attack on the image of God.
His policy recommendations include:
βRestructuring the familyβ
Get people to βpostpone or avoid marriageβ and βalter image of ideal family sizeβ
Compulsory education of children
Encourage increased homosexuality
Fertility control agents in water supply
Encourage women to work
Modify Tax Policies
Substantial marriage tax
Child tax
Tax married more than single
Remove parentsβ tax exemption
Bonuses for delayed marriage and greater child-spacing
Chronic depression
Require women to work
Social Controls
Compulsory abortion of out-of-wedlock pregnancies
Compulsory sterilization of all who have two children except for a few who would be allowed three
Confine childbearing to only a limited number of adults
Other controls
Payments to encourage sterilization
Payments to encourage contraception
Payments to encourage abortion
Abortion and sterilization on demand
When the Jaffe memo was first brought to my attention a few weeks ago, I was horrified to reflect on just how effective the implementation of these policies were. The Jaffe memo was written in 1969 as proposals. But they have been so effective that they read like 2024 headlines.
In other words, it worked. We bought it. Our culture has been socially conditioned to accept Planned Parenthoodβs population control proposals as American as apple pie.
Iβve written previously about Christianity Todayβs and The Gospel Coalitionβs bizarre obsession with promoting singleness amongst Christians, stats about singleness and loneliness, and what churches can do to help.
As it turns out, this isnβt an accidental byproduct of modern life. Itβs a design feature, right there in the Jaffe memo.
Iβve written previously about the advance of LGBTQ lifestyles in our society, how evangelicalism has compromised on sexuality, including high profile pastors like Andy Stanley.
As it turns out, Planned Parenthood was promoting these things 50 years ago for the purpose of population control.
The whole sexual revolution was a demonic attack on the image of God. Sex is God's appointed means for replicating His own image. Thus, He protects it by wrapping it in a lifelong, marriage covenant where new image bearers are created. Itβs beautiful. God designed sex, marriage, and babies to be a composite gift. They always go together.
Satan hates God, and the humans who bear his image. Thus, he seeks to destroy Godβs image through a number of wicked strategies. We can see these strategies still working their way through our culture by the things it celebrates:
The celebration of singleness, which delays or altogether rejects marriage and the sexual union that produces image bearers of God
The celebration of abortion, which kills Godβs image before its born
The celebration of homosexuality, which rebels against the natural means of producing Godβs image
The celebration of population control, which regards the image of God as a blight on the earth, not a resource and blessing to the earth
The celebration of birth control, which prevents Godβs image from ever being conceived
The celebration of queer/trans lifestyles, which rejects the image of God as he created us male and female
The innovation of surrogacy, which severs biological pregnancy from the vocation of motherhood so those who have chosen sterility can purchase the illusion of fertility
One way or another, most culture war issues are about attacking/defending the image of God. This has led to incalculable pain, devastation, and chaos. The way forward is a wholesale honoring of Godβs original design: marriage, sex, and babies.
The Kingβs Domain Conference
Gendered Virtue: Men and Women Who Take Dominion
Weβre ramping up promotions for the Kingβs Domain conference. Iβm very excited about it and Iβm confident it will be very helpful for those who attend.
It will be held on April 18-20 in Cincinnati, OH. It is hosted by King's Domain, a ministry of Christ the King Church.
Details and registration can be found at http://genderedvirtue.com
Why do we need this conference?
There is an urgent need for Christians to understand why God created sexuality and how following Godβs design will lead to goodness and blessing.
Many Christians simply don't know a lot about what the Bible teaches on sexuality and need instruction.
For decades, the bombardment of distorted ideas about sexuality has made the simple beauty of Godβs design seem foreign and distant. On the daily, we see headlines that deceive and corrupt peoples' souls, such as transgenderism, so-called βgay marriage,β and womb-renting for surrogacy.
Children are especially targeted. Many local libraries now host Drag Queen Story Hours. Public schools distribute graphically illustrated gender-bending books that depict perverted sex acts, hidden from parents' views. The Disney empire uses the power of story to groom children into sexual perversion. Social media influencers on TikTok and Instagram undermine traditional sexuality at every turn.
Churches are not immune. More and more pastors and churches are now abandoning historic teaching on sexuality and promoting wickedness from their pulpits.
What are we to do about these things? Return to the historic, traditional understanding of sexuality. Teach it in our homes and pulpits. The need has never been greater.
This conference is all about men and women learning how to take dominion for the glory of God by equipping them with essential truths of manhood, womanhood, the household, and raising children.
Whoβs the conference for?
This conference is for biblically minded Christians who want to glorify God as men and women.
We encourage men and women of all life stages to attend. There will be a special mixer event for singles on Friday evening.
This will also be a great opportunity for pastors and ministry leaders to connect with like minded believers.
Who will be speaking?
Weβve invited speakers from Reformed Baptist and Reformed Presbyterian traditions who have a track record of speaking clearly and biblically on sexuality and the household:
Michael Foster - Senior Pastor, East River Church in Batavia, OH
Joe Rigney - Fellow of Theology, New Saint Andrews College
Toby Sumpter - Senior Pastor, King's Cross Church in Moscow, ID
G. Shane Morris - Senior Writer, Colson Center and Host of the Upstream podcast
Matt McBee - Pastor, Christ the Lord Church in Dayton, OH
Michael Clary - Lead Pastor, Christ the King Church in Cincinnati, OH
What is the cost?
Weβre not trying to make money on this conference. The message is more important than money. The cost is $120 ($110 early bird) per person.
Unfortunately, we cannot provide childcare.
Who is hosting the conference?
The conference is being hosted by King's Domain, a ministry of Christ the King Church, where the conference is located.
Demonic is right... but most people are willfully blind to it.