Posted on 09/01/2008 10:57:49 PM PDT by SolidWood
Dr. James C. Dobson of Focus on the Family issued the following statement:
"In the 32-year history of Focus on the Family, we have offered prayer, counseling and resource assistance to tens of thousands of parents and children in the same situation the Palins are now facing. We have always encouraged the parents to love and support their children and always advised the girls to see their pregnancies through, even though there will of course be challenges along the way. That is what the Palins are doing, and they should be commended once again for not just talking about their pro-life and pro-family values, but living them out even in the midst of trying circumstances.
"Being a Christian does not mean you're perfect. Nor does it mean your children are perfect. But it does mean there is forgiveness and restoration when we confess our imperfections to the Lord. I've been the beneficiary of that forgiveness and restoration in my own life countless times, as I'm sure the Palins have.
"The media are already trying to spin this as evidence Gov. Palin is a 'hypocrite,' but all it really means is that she and her family are human. They are in my prayers and those of millions of Americans."
It is the "progressive" critics who are being hypocrites. How the heck can they routinely excuse "hooking up" between teenagers, and a "woman's right to choose", and yet condemn Palin or her daughter for anything?
This misguided mud slinging will bite them in the butt.
You sound like a troll to me. (Quack Quack)
“uncontroversial”
The word “controversial” just means that the God-hating death eaters hate a person or an idea.
“shows their ignorance about Christianity”
I wish it were just ignorance. However, it is a shared body of knowledge...all of it incorrect, malevolent, and inspired by the father of lies.
And they believe it fervently, with the “blind faith” that they so often falsely attribute to Christians.
“You sound like a troll to me. (Quack Quack)”
Where are all these trolls with old accounts coming from? Are these legitimate accounts, or have the demonrats hacked in and figured out how to set up bogus accounts?
Sadly true.
There must be many Christian families that are dealing with similar situations with their own children having children.
No one is perfect. We just have to deal with our imperfections as gracefully as possible.
That is positively ridiculous...no mother can be with her child 24/7....kids have a mind of their own, and in a moment of passion make mistakes, which is what happened here.
Hard to believe isn't it? Especially since he is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-capitalism, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America. He opposes all forms of liberalism, socialism, fascism, pacifism, totalitarianism, anarchism, government enforced atheism, abortionism, feminism, homosexualism, racism, wacko environmentalism, judicial activism, etc.
Hmmm... where have I read this before?
She is planning on marrying the father, and I think that is the way it should be. Who is to say that they cannot have a stable family. Past generations have been in the same situation, getting married because of a pregnancy and the marriages have remained in tact. A friend of mine was married the day after HS graduation, guess what? Three kids and 27 yrs. later they are still married. What they need is support, they are doing the right thing, the mature thing. I really hope it works out for them.
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