Exactly, and another indication of ...
HOW THE PALIN PICK TRUMPS OBAMA-BIDEN
Posted on 09/01/2008 1:13:29 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
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."
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No further comment needed.
AMEN!!
Something to keep in mind.
Thank you Mr. Dobson.
Exactly, and another indication of ...
AMEN! We have all been there in one way or another.
Mary, unwed mother of Jesus, did not abort the baby.
EXACTLY! the subject has been exhausted!
Yeah....let the media get all “caught up” on the John Edwards and his pecker drifting from his cancerous wife...to a bar fly...and then the other little matter called a bastard child who is being flown all over the world on campaign funds...after they get caught up on THAT news....I will be interested in what the Palin’s 17 year old may be doing with HER life, that at this time isn’t causing PAIN to a dying spouse, or to anyone for that matter...and isn’t having her “baby” managed by “campaign funds”.
Amen brother.
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These are excellent comments by James Dobson!
I take issue with that, There is no such thing as a illegitimate child, there are only illegitimate parents.
Hey Ultra! I posted this on another thread today:
Fortunately a great many true conservative voters are Christians. Few people understand what that means.
Our God is the God of second chances. Most of us are in His Grace because of His loving policy of second chances. And as Christians, we are to emulate Him. Amen!
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Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”
Well said, Dr.Dobson!!
Everyone has been affected by teen pregnancies somewhere in their families. Some you know because you see the kids come into the world and grow up. Others were kept quiet by abortions. I applaud the Palin’s decision. What they don’t need is criticism. What they do need are our prayers.
And it’s a tough walk, but it will only make them stronger people.
I’d like to see full inclusion become a choice for parents with special needs kids at all the schools.
Uh...Mary was married to Joseph, the carpenter.
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Uh...James Dobson is the founder of Focus on the Family.
>>There is no such thing as a illegitimate child, there are only illegitimate parents.<<
You, my FRiend are a beautiful person!
What a wonderful thing to say!
I pray that Bristol Palin can find her way to a microphone and say,
“I’d just like to tell Mr. Obama, that I’m NOT being punished with a baby.”
Not at the time of the conception and not at the time Joseph was wondering if he should put her away quietly.
They were betrothed.
Amen to that!
LMAO
If the Palins were trying to hide Bristol, they would’ve left her in Wasilla.
Instead they brought her to the lower 48 for all to see.
Mary was not unwed, she was betrothed to Joseph. Read Deuteronomy 22: 23-24, which clearly refers to a "betrothed virgin" as being a wife.
I can still remember a Church Council meeting almost two decades ago, when, at its very conclusion a member announced that his 17 year old daughter was preganant...and said "you can throw me out if you wish".
The Council recoiled in horror at that thought and the Pastor went over and embraced the embarassed grandfather-to-be.
Other than blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, all sins are on equal footing, and if a person has broken one law, they have broken the whole law. There must be a sacrifice for sin, and Jesus Christ is our sacrifice for sin, if we accept him.
Well, Mary wasn’t married to Joseph at the time that her pregnancy was detected. And the father was unknown at that moment. But I’d say Joseph did the right thing...
What a classy and Christian statement from James Dobson! Very nice!
How can she be a hypocrite when she walks the walk? Twice in less than a year.
It couldn’t have been said any better.
She was betrothed, but the pregnancy was sure a shock to Joseph, so this was clearly not the normal sequence of events.
Contrast this with BHO’s statement: “If my daughter makes a mistake, I don’t want her punished with a baby.” As Hugh Hewitt observed in his blog, there couldn’t be a clearer differnece between conservatives and liberals than this one.
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The moralizers who use their religion to condemn others are called pharisees. Most of them couldn’t stand five minutes of similar scrutiny of themselves and their families. Many have concealed wickedness of their own.
God bless the Palin’s. God bless Bristol’s child.
I’m not generally a Dobson fan but in this case his response was exactly correct, both from a political standpoint and theologically.
Now please stop stirring the Board for an issue that does not exist. The christian conservative base is very pleased with this pick, Dr Dobson echoes the Christian conservative base.
Please, you like Sara Palin, so all those positives are still there for us to show the American people, not one of them is changed by this private family matter
I had that revelation several years ago when I had a conversation with a friend of my Grandmother, he is a Catholic Priest on Active Duty. We were talking about teen pregnancy. That thought came to me right out of the blue. Babies are the true innocents and should never be judged or labeled for the actions of their parents.
This whole thing just makes me like Mrs. Palin even more. What an incredibly supportive, loving family. They are not taking her to have an abortion and hiding her away. Bristol is in for a reality check but she has some incredible role models to help! We’ll pray for her and her fiance. I’m sure they’ll be fine!
MOST?
;-)
He is a Christian psychologist, he was Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at University of Southern California School of Medicine for 14 years...
..for over 20 years he has had a radio program listened to by approximately 24 million in 164 countries....Focus on the Family!
He is a sought after lecturer, author of many books on child rearing and a gracious & patriotic gentleman.
Nope. The marriage had not been consumated. Joseph still had the option to put Mary away without marrying her.
That’s why Mary was said to be pledged to be married. Their intent was to marry, and their obligation was to act as if married, but Joseph still had the option to call it off.
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