Posted on 01/09/2009 8:10:32 AM PST by lewisglad
If it has turned upward again then blame it on the anything goes left who believe its fine to glamorize all the Hollyweirdos and their out of wedlock pregnancies.
It’s actually those who can’t get a joke that look foolish. In the future I will tag all attempts at humor with a joke alert.
As I have already said, my post was about the decision not to have already had a wedding — not the decisions leading to the pregnancy.
Thanks!
Speak for yourself. Some of us aren't hypocrites.
I disagree. It seems to me a case of "locking the barn door after the horses got out."
What does it matter WHEN they get married since she was already pregnant? At least this way, it can never be said, "They had to get married."
I think the fact that they are not "Public figures" but are constantly the source of public discussion says as much about our society as all the pregnant teenagers!
Why should teenagers be ashamed of their conduct when adults have no shame?
The “rise of teen pregnancy” is, to some extent, an indicator that more teens are choosing life over abortion. That's a slant on things that you won't soon be seeing in the MSM.
If you are betting on number three, you are a winner.
In any case, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/08/29/MNG108F47E1.DTL suggests that outside of "bride purchase", an ancient Yupik custom, they just live together for a while to see what happens.
Think of Sarah as having "gone native" and marrying an Eskimo ~ I think you'll be much happier with that thought than that she was some young gal from Bird in Hand whose family were "farming her out" to see how she handles kitchen chores first.
America is a big country with a vast array of traditions, particularly when it comes to marriage.
Out of wedlock births are the problem, not teenage births. There is a difference.
BINGO!
Though some would say that modern teens don’t seem to be mature enough to handle the responsibility of marriage.
BINGO again and to you both!
Ironic isn’t it that our party just writes this off without a second glance!
Sorry kids but if you can’t handle the responsibility of being married, you cannot handle the responsibility of being parents....
I think many opinions will change about Bristol when it comes time to start selling those pictures of Trip and then those from her wedding to Levi.
Would anyone dare wager with me that both will be actively marketed by the Palin’s? I’ll take on all bet’s!
I am not sure it is up to Sarah Palin whether her daughter marries or not. We can’t force marriage in this country.
I thought that to a conservative, the truth was not an “attack.”
I think it is a repudiation of conservative values that Bristol and her baby daddy have not gotten married yet. I think that is an irrefutable point. I made the point that Sarah and Todd did the decent thing. Her daughter does not feel the need to do it, apparently.
If Sarah ends up being the Republican nominee in 4 or 8 years, I’ll support her happily. But I am not foolish enough to pretend there aren’t warts.
Did you wait to have sex or have sex and get pregnant.
Once again we are not worthy of your perfecton.
In other cultures marriage is considered an intensely personal and private decision entered into by the bride and groom alone (SEE: Scotland, Medieval).
Then there's Alaska .........
The phrase “shotgun wedding” no longer implies that an actual shotgun was being held to the head of an unwilling groom. It simply means that a wedding was held because of an impending birth. That is what happened. But, the point on this thread is that Sarah and Todd cared enough about convention, and about legitimizing their son, that they did it. Bristol didn’t.
This isn’t about a decision to have sex, made in the heat of the moment, in the back seat of a car.
It is a decision made over months, in the cold light of day, not to have your child born in wedlock. That bothers me. Sorry if that offends you.
Both. I admit it with trepidation, however, because apparently, to you, that makes me an object of hatred.
I think winter is a special time in Alaska that pretty much inhibits travel and get-togethers, and this winter is a record breaker.
Still, that Johnston kid is getting married because he has no choice in the matter. In Alaska the women rule.
They should have gotten married before the campaign — as soon as they knew there was a baby — in my humble, traditional, conservative opinion.
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