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I also don't dispute that there are sometimes great social costs, particularly when we're talking teen pregnancy. But we don't find it so shocking as we used to. I'm also not sure the LDS church has to make social interventions. But what about some social commentary on the topic. Do we address the social costs of teen pregnancy among our teens, for example? (which I would do sans the example of Bristol Palin, as I suggested above). Have you ever heard of the Charles Crittendon Mission? I did a research paper about this organization at one point, and it was fascinating to read about the evolition of that mission, a religious one, which went from trying to save prostitutes to trying to save teen mothers, to trying to get babies from teen mothers for adoptive parents, to basically nothing. |
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But what do I know? Just the other day I was ruminating on whether I think 30-something single sisters (the spinsters, if you will), ought to be able to go ahead and find a sperm donor and have kids if they want to. |
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05-08-2009, 07:32 PM | #14 |
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The stigma is quite high in the LDS church I think. I'm not sure there is a pressing need to make the stigma even greater.
I remember meeting an attractive young woman on my mission who was LDS, but quit, after what she described as hostile treatment in her ward when she became pregnant out of wedlock. How many LDS pregnant teenagers, young women, are sent away to hinterlands for their convalescence, so they can away from prying eyes and inquisitive minds? |
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Is it "heroic" for someone to admit their bad choices and ask people to learn from their mistakes? I don't know if it is or isn't, but I don't think it's a bad thing.
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I think it's heroic how Bristol is having her media agent arrange appearances for her to tell us that being a single teen Mom is difficult.
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I'm setting aside the political implications of this, just for the sake of discussion.
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She spoke her mind a couple of months ago, when she said she understands her parents' position but thinks that abstinence is unrealistic in today's society. But the Candies Foundation offered to compensate her for becoming a national advocate for teen abstinence, and she agreed. Now she's behind abstinence 100%. You know she's right. It's really hard to be a teen mom these days. What with having to go to school and juggle the spokesperson gig and make the campaign appearances and stop by Oprah and manage the nanny, too. I get tired just thinking of it. |
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