New Report: 48 Percent of First Children Born to Unwed Mothers

The reason is obvious except to the willfully blind: hypocrisy.

America is a land of hypocrisy where fornication is not only not addressed as a moral issue at the same level as homosexuality (the Bible is against both, equivocally) but the attitude toward it from the dominant culture, even among so-called conservatives is one of condoning / lackadaisical interest in being involved in addressing, often replaced by overt encouragement.

Polygamy is already here, albeit in the form of serial polygamy following the standard script of formication, followed by "marriage", followed by divorce in parallel with new fornications, a "marriage" or two more, and lots more fornication. The average American, including many here holding the banner for Christianity, has slept with over eight sexual partners over the course of his or her lifetime. I'm not being judgmental except to say that if your stances are Biblically-driven, address all the issues without being selective to some sins. Because otherwise, you're a hypocrite, plain and simple.

End rant.

The shared parentage of the out of wedlock baby has tied all three parties to a single locale where nobody has a good job.

I have emphasized this point to my teenage sons: If you father a child on some girl, you are stuck with her for life. So just don't. Get a job, get a hobby, get a dog, and if you want to be with someone for life (and have children), get married.

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