http://spgg.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/religious-right-responds-to-bristol-palins-pregnancy/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:42:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://spgg.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/religious-right-responds-to-bristol-palins-pregnancy/#comment-88 Cleo Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:52:13 +0000 http://spgg.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-88 I think that the main matter here is simple. What kind of an example does this set for the teens in this country. Especially the younger teens at 13 - 15. The Palins could be the "Second Family" of this country and should therefore be expected to set an example. A pregnant 17 year old, married or unmarried is a very poor example. Let's face it, Bristol Palin obviously did not practice abstinence. This is the message to young teens, it will be ok to have pre-marital sex, when you get pregnant it will be celebrated as long as you don't have an abortion. This is a very poor example. Very poor example. There are many qualified persons for this position, many of them woman. McCain needs to ask Palin to step aside and bring in another qualified person who has their family business in order. A teenage pregnancy is not the end of the world but it is not something that should be celebrated. What are people thinking. Now the teenage dad and his family are coming to the convention, this is just inappropriate. Are we now going to celebrate this teenage dad as well? This is tragic. I am glad to see that the family is going to support these children but they should be supporting them in private. Sara Palin had no business accepting this nomination knowing that her teenage daughter is pregnant. Our party needs to set a better example for our children if we really expect them to respect our support of abstinence only until marriage. I think that the main matter here is simple. What kind of an example does this set for the teens in this country. Especially the younger teens at 13 – 15. The Palins could be the “Second Family” of this country and should therefore be expected to set an example. A pregnant 17 year old, married or unmarried is a very poor example. Let’s face it, Bristol Palin obviously did not practice abstinence. This is the message to young teens, it will be ok to have pre-marital sex, when you get pregnant it will be celebrated as long as you don’t have an abortion. This is a very poor example. Very poor example. There are many qualified persons for this position, many of them woman. McCain needs to ask Palin to step aside and bring in another qualified person who has their family business in order. A teenage pregnancy is not the end of the world but it is not something that should be celebrated. What are people thinking. Now the teenage dad and his family are coming to the convention, this is just inappropriate. Are we now going to celebrate this teenage dad as well? This is tragic. I am glad to see that the family is going to support these children but they should be supporting them in private. Sara Palin had no business accepting this nomination knowing that her teenage daughter is pregnant. Our party needs to set a better example for our children if we really expect them to respect our support of abstinence only until marriage.

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