Sarah Palin

So, have you heard all of the shocking news? Sarah Palin's daughter is pregnant. She is being responsible for her actions and giving birth to the baby. Drugging your daughter with horse hormones is not being a responsible parent. Driving her to an abortion clinic and having your grandbaby burned alive with saline solution inside your teenage daughter is not responsible. [And actually, assuming that she was not on the birth control pill is not even fair, either, b/c I know at least 5 people who have conceived children while on the birth control pill. And that's just people who were willing to "share."]

This is responsible: she is going to get married to the father of the baby and do her best to make it in this self-centered culture, that discriminates against women who choose to act like women. And you know what? I am willing to bet that she will do just fine! That is teaching responsibility! And, ahem, I thought it was called "freedom of choice?"

And what is the real problem here anyways? Teenagers becoming pregnant, which, is a natural course of events and the way human beings are so driven; or, a society that does not provide for these natural events and forces women to drug themselves until they reach the magical age of 44, then they abort their first 3 babies b/c of Down syndrome, and then decide that they'll go with a surrogate after their baby is carefully selected over their defective siblings in the embryonic stage of life?

We as a society have lost our jobs to across the sea and down south because we have chosen to abort and contracept our workforce to death. We have created a standard of living that is ridiculous and unmatched in the world. God bless grandbaby Palin! God bless Sarah Palin and her daughter and son-in-law to be.

Oh my, and her husband had a DUI when he was 22. Do a poll of 22 year olds. Ask them how many have NOT driven under the influence of some drug, legal or not. Again, what would the statistic be? Like 10 percent have NOT driven under the influence?

Ideally, the baby would have been conceived when they were married. However, he or she was not, but the Palin family will do their best to support their daughter and her child. That is the TRUE audacity of hope--seeing what some might call a "terrible" situation and choosing to see the hope of God in the matter. Christians know we fall to temptation all the time, but we seek God's love and mercy and forgiveness. We are forgiven, and then we move on, making penance for our sins and learning from these mistakes. Non-Christians just do not get that!

I am voting for Sarah Palin--not John McCain. These so-called "shocking" events are just more evidence that she is a normal mom, with normal concerns and needs, and she KNOWS what everyone else is going through. What is it with these sexist people that are saying Sarah needs to focus on her own family? What about her husband and their extended family? I thought we were an "equal" society?

Harry Potter's Pro-Life Message

Ok, I am a very busy person, but I did a brief search, and I couldn't come up with anything on this, so here goes nothing. Forget about Dumbledore is gay. If so, he is celibate, penitent, and self-sacrificing (ok, his death was kind of morally sketchy and definitely room for arguing over it, but again, she needs a better editor) Chapter 11 in the Deathly Hallows--VERY PRO-LIFE message. Anti in vitro fertilization. Anti selective abortion. Pro-father stick up for your wife message. And pro-homeschooling, too! What you say? How? Evil Harry Potter! Bah humbug. I think J.K.Rowling needs a better editor, personally, to go back and tie up some loose ends and put in a little more consistency, but I personally think Harry Potter is a great series, all things considered. She definitely needs help with plot and with endings. But you have to give her credit for chapter 11. It is marvelous, simply marvelous.
I made the mistake of giving this book back to my nephew before I had a chance to write this post. So forgive me if I don't quote things exactly. But even if you don't read anything else, look at that chapter.
Ok, so what has the evil Lord Voldemort done? He has BANNED homeschooling, something the "wizarding world" has always been supportive of. Whoa! All of the kids HAVE to go to Hogwarts so he can brainwash them.
Ok, that alone is kind of cool. Now we have the werewolf Lupin come on the scene. He has been a grump throughout the book, and they finally find out why. His wife, Tonks, is pregnant with their first child, and he is all depressed and worried about the baby having his same genetic disorder. He said he left to come help Harry. Well, evil old Harry Potter berates him for not sticking to his wife, tells him he should be rejoicing over their unborn baby, and tells him the most important thing he can do is go be with his wife and rejoice in their child. Even little feminist Hermione says that there can be found good in his genetic disorder and to embrace the chid. (Notice they don't refer to the child as a fetus or suggest they put some spell on the kid--nope, not at all.) Whoa. Now, pray tell what children's novel for this age group, Christian, secular, or other, would actually have a prolife chapter like this in it? A secular kid might actually read this and think, hey, maybe abortion is wrong! Hey, a real man stands by his wife in good times and in bad. And perhaps, more importantly, we must always stand up for what is right, correct each other when need be, even if it means our friend might not like us anymore. (Lupin was pretty irate,zapped Harry with his wand, but he got over it and saw Harry was right.)
So, Harry is certainly far from perfect, but this chapter alone makes it a worthwhile read. Harry is always cognizant of his mission in life--are we? Are we aware of the living hope that is in us? Could we face death like Harry did, if we had to? Would we be aware of the saints about us, giving us strength? My husband suggests thinking of Harry as a parable, and I think there may be some truth in that. So, no Harry is not for all, but I think we could all learn a lesson or two from the books.