McCain has issued a statement saying he knew about it before he chose Palin, he considered it a private family matter, and he doesn’t think it makes a difference.
I DO think it makes a difference.
It underscores again that Palin is a regular lady from a regular family. She fishes, shoots, runs kids to school, worries over dating teens, and even has to deal with family crises.
And she’s governor of a state.
And she’s pro-life, and they’re not trying to kill a baby to make a problem go away. The abortion movement got off the ground in my era because we used to treat young girls who got carried away with their boyfriends as the worst creatures on the face of the earth. Because of how they were treated, they went looking desperately for a solution....and they came up with abortion.
I couldn't agree more.
This is part of LIFE that regular Americans live with and learn from and it happens everywhere. I doubt we could find a church ANYWHERE in America where this same thing isn't unfolding right now (I'm sure you've counseled more than a few members of your congregations over the years). I have no doubt that the Palins were initially shocked, angry and upset by the news, but they are supporting Bristol and most importantly, Bristol is doing the right thing.
The ENTIRE Palin family deserves our prayer, respect and gratitude as they demonstrate pro-life and pro-family Biblical principles.
Thought provoking posts such as yours are why FreeRepublic is one of my favorite websites.