Posted on 09/05/2008 2:19:09 PM PDT by Between the Lines
Here’s one good thing about modern times. We used to be embarrassed by unwed teen pregancy and shuffled it under the rug. Bristol would have either been shipped off to seclusion or had the child aborted. Furthermore, the shame attached to “turning up pregnant” may have driven many to seek abortions rather than face that shame.
So, now we (conservatives) promote the values that the Catholic church has always promoted. If a child makes a mistake and has a child in her womb, we don’t discard it, we cherish it. How many grandparents have reacted with shock and horror upon learning that their child was pregnant, only to have it change to delight and doting the moment they laid eyes on the baby?
I remember my young cousin once reflecting with me and her grandmother “Gawd, what would’ja do if ya had TWINS” and her grandmother said, “bring’em home and take care of ‘em.”
It’s really as simple as that.
Because she doesn’t support Planned Parenthood sex “education” in the schools. Therefore, it’s 100% her fault if any girls in Alaska become pregnant, because they couldn’t learn about birth control from their families, books, magazines, TV, or the health department ... and no unmarried girls ever become pregnant in New York or Chicago or Los Angeles, you know, because they’re so good at using birth control and it’s 100% effective.
The daughter is the means to the supposed end. The libs don’t care anything about the daughter, why should they? The only reason they care about her and the situation is to try to destroy the mother who completely terrifies them. We are witnessing the re-birth of the conservative base in the Republican Party.
Pregnancy is not a life sentence. It’s nine months.
I think those are excellent points, ichabod1. Yes, sex outside marriage is a sin. However, it’s a sin even if there’s no pregnancy, or even if the baby is killed before “anyone” finds out about it. The baby is not punishment, but it sometimes seems as if Christians have the feeling it is, that “getting caught” is the real problem.
One thing I’ve been thinking the last week is that most teenagers these days constantly see young people on tv and in movies having sex, but they rarely see a young person who’s going to marry, have a baby, and start family life in a supportive environment. Even among their friends, well, Madison had the “flu,” and then she was out of school a few days, and came back anemic and depressed ...
I hope some young people - other than FReeper kids - are watching this situation and seeing the real-life outcome of foolish behavior.
It does amaze me a little how many liberals expect this sort of silliness to sting. Failure to live in accordance with someone else’s malign stereotype does not constitute hypocrisy. It is, however, bigotry of the first order to hold that stereotype in the first place.
Democrats think they understand us, but they demonstrate over and over that they do not. The one thing they are absolutely sure of is they hate us. This is their loss of course. It is our challenge to not hate them in return.
I find it amazing that people presume that every teen pregnancy is unintended. There must be at least a few that are intentional.
I suspect that it is far more than a few...
Wanting to have babies is natural, and young girls often believe they’re in love and the boy really wants to stay with them forever, instead of just wanting to ...
Her daughter (Miss Madison, now 8 years old) is my/our sunshine.
My sister graduated college and is a career gal now. She'll soon be getting married to a superior guy (a police officer).
My sister made up her mind immediately that Ms. Madison would be born... my sister/my whole family are better people with Ms. Madison in our lives.
The Palins will be blessed with a little person that will make their lives even more full... BETTER.
I had a pastor when I was in my teens who always reminded us that if even ONE person in all of history could live a sinless life then the death of Christ on the cross was for naught. I forget the exact wording he used, but he sure made it clear that sin is part of everyone’s life, period.
Interesting and fascinating. Such openness is rare of a liberal and I’ll bet she pays for it in some way. It’s like looking at one of those weird pictures and when you see the figure of the woman or creature or flower or whatever, it’s hard to look at it again and NOT see the same thing. But when her friends attack her, she won’t be able to reconcile the 2 thoughts.
Maybe someday Bristol can go to Bristol, TN and give the “gentlemen start your engines” command.
Bristol is welcome in TN anytime...
:)
> Pregnancy is not a life sentence. It’s nine months.
Indeed. Marriage, on the other hand, is not just a word... it is a sentence. /joking, really
Almost a Catholic,,,,,,,,not yet, though.
Marriage is a decision.
A husband and wife DECIDE to make it work. They persevere through the tough times with each other, with the children, with money, with communication, with.......my list could go on and on.
Obviously, my humor disclainer had no effect on you. I agree with your sincere sentiments 100%, and have been happily married for many years, through the perseverence that you make note of.
“...with a scarlet A?”
I just used that same term earlier this week with a liberal friend of mine. They just don’t get it!! (Luckily I suppose for now!)
Marriage is one of those things that I feel very strongly about. But perhaps that is because of my husband’s death from lung cancer.
Treasure your days and may the Lord bless you and your family with many children.
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