Hypocrisy Unveiled

Finally, I want to point to one Bristol Palin—daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. You remember Bristol don’t you? In the presidential campaign news of Bristol’s pregnancy spread like wildfire throughout the political world. How will the Family Values party respond to this revelation? They responded with open arms and a “how dare you judge” to the media on Bristol’s “choice” to keep her baby. Funny how when a woman gets pregnant in the unconventional way these same critics will strike them down in an instant. If for one of their own they treat them as if they were the Prodigal Daughter with open arms and a fatted calf.

Does anyone see the hypocritical tone of this issue? Why is it okay for Ms. Palin to get a free ride without condemnation for having a baby out of wedlock but any other American baby won’t find the same grace in return?

Bristol’s words in a recent interview with Fox News illustrates the futility of abstinence only programs.
It may not be the type of news Bristol’s mom (Gov. Palin) or others in the Religious Rights pursuit of a moral America, but it does show such an ideal at best noble and worst fruitless. No person want to see an increase in pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), or abortions. The way these moralist make it seems we all want to see lines drawn out the door for women wanting abortions. Truth is we want to see responsible education—both by educators and parents—to help our youth have the right information so as adults they make better choices when they find themselves in various relationships.

I doubt this bad news will slow down those who seek to clamp down every aspect of American life and restrict how we date, become intimate, and who we become intimate with. In the process, the “Religious Right” will need to ask a ton of questions to themselves. Will they continue to try and impose—by law or shame—the same standards they say will bring those to eternal glory? Or, will they continue to say one thing and live another? The one question keeping many on the right awake is what if their opponents are right about everything?

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