Dobson Commends Palins For 'Living Out Pro-Life Values'

Focus on the Family founder James Dobson (an big supporter of the McCain-Palin ticket) released the following statement on Bristol Palin's pregnancy:

"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."

Comments

[sak]

Wow. So, pro-life simply means have the child. Then walk away and take a job that will keep you away from that child for at least four years, maybe eight. You pro-lifers want people to procreate, not use birth control, but then you vote down any legislation that would help people who don't have health insurance or other needs. I guess God wants us to suffer, eh?
By the way, Sara's behavior when she took that long airplane flight while leaking amniotic fluid, was not the behavior of a peson who wanted that child to survive. She took a huge risk and even when she got to Alaska, did not go to the nearest hospital. These are not the actions of a woman who wants her child to survive. Then, to make matters worse, she shoves her oldest daughter into the spotlight. Ugly. Not Christian, in my estimation.

[FlyingDutchman]

Yep, sak, they're pro-life, as long as you're in utero. Once you pop out, yer on yer own, buster. Oh, and we won't even mention the hypocrisy of being "pro-life" and supporting the death penalty.

[Avembe]

So the next time ANY rep wants to talk about Family values, just...DON­'T!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[Avembe]

What Palin supporters pretend not to understand is that what's happening in their family is something that is commonly known,that a huge number of americans DO know what they are going through and DON'T comdemn Bristol or her mother at ALL
...The point IS...they always YELLING at the whole nation that they KNOW what's good AND bad
Abstinence is GOOD, is the BEST way to handle sex...but That's not the case , and Bristol just proves it AGAIN
there's a huge problem concerning sex in this country and we have to face it and find comprehensive, pragmatic and efficient ways to deal with...
We're talking about our sisters, sons,daughters, brothers,mothers etc...we'r­e talking about OUR people, our blood...th­ey are part of US, part of the Nation...
It's only when it's one of them that the Rep. are ready to understand and forgive and that's the reason of the uproar!!!!!!!!!!!
Nobody's condemning Palin's family but we surely urge them to stop pretend they know what's good or bad and to acknowledge that abstinence is just BS, their girl just proved it
We are FED UP with their double standard!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!

[widollar]

The GOP are one strange lot of wacko's and religious freaks! They can justify any activity just as long as the GOP keeps in power, and has the abillity to keep destroying the middle class of America. Little Johnny McCain and is new daughter VP are two misfits and because of this they are qualified to take the oval office. Little Johnny can attack Iran and other countries that he chooses, while his new wacko daughter can continue to destroy the infrastructure of America. Yes, these two mists are the REAL DEAL!

[TN]

This is what dobson has been up to. Dobsons church is a front for a political arm of the republican party. Dobson picked palin.

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters/352178

[lostnacfgop]

This is really the issue, isn't it? Dobson's public verbal gymnastics in support of this B-movie-sitcom candidacy knocks the mask off his organization. His organization is a lightly battered ("heavenly" so) 527, not a 501(c)(3). Its time for the IRS to close down his tax exemption and let him pay like the rest of us. Focus on that, "Doctor" Dobson.

[Gunfighter]

So... how old is the baby daddy? Is he alegal adult? What is the age of consent in Alaska?
INquiring minds... loke the cops, want to know?

[sak]

Baby daddy is 18 and says he is a redneck and nobody better f.... with him. He also says he doesn't want any kids. He should have taken precautions. Now he has a child.

[fromseoul]

Say what??? You were better off advocating abstinence over safe sex to the kids. Dobson, you're a HYPOCRITE in the worse form!

[iyamchazz]

" They are in my prayers...­" Isn't this the same guy who called for prayers to have Obama's acceptance speech washed out by rain? The speech was not washed out but Gustav came. I fear for Sarah Palin being this guy's prayers.

[mcole]

lol. r u kidding?

i think its plenty ironic that they prayed for rain to disrupt obama's speech and the democratic convention­.....and God sent nothing less than a hurricane to totally eff up the mccains and the repubs convention

be not deceived, God is sooo not mocked!

[MACS]

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This was a perfect god being late or just GREAT KARMA.
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[sugarmoes]

but... if she had lived the pro-abstinence values she wouldn't have had to watch herself in the national spotlight with idiots like you, mr. dobson, talking about her blossoming sex-life.

[hellothere]

Ever heard of the Quiverf-Full Movement?
Well in the ultra right-wing Christian movement.. this baby is just another arrow in the "Quiver for Jesus" in the coming Holy War no doubt.
In or out of wedlock, wanted by father or not, it doesn't matter.
It's just cannon fodder.

[drblack]

I guess Dobson and other christian extremists think sex between unmarried teenage girls are sanctioned by the bible.

[Scarllatti]

One word for this idiot, HYPOCRITE. This is an example of what Jesus Himself said about those who will use his name in vain to justify their undercurrents towards the last days (not that the world is ending tomorrow).
They use God's name when it suits their purpose while any serious observer will see that these are the same folks Jesus called the WHITED SEPULCHER, a BROOD OF VIPERS.

The Republican party has fooled this nation for a long time. I wish citizens will wake up from their slumber and throw these leeches out of our daily lives.
James Dobbson is AN AGENT OF THE DEVIL!!!

[Kerris]

So where was all this forgiveness and restoration talk when Obama was saddled with the Rev Wright controversy?

[Svendem]

The moral lesson: Judge people by their words, not their actions.

[Uosdwis]

I thought I felt a disturbance in the force- that guy was at a megachurch about a mile away from where I live on the 31st. Shudder..

[curocat]

Well maybe all the young women should go out and get knock-up so they can Live out their Pro-life values, your parents won't condemn you just refer to Dobson..

[sak]

I have an idea. Let's send all these babies to Dobson to raise. I am sure he would love that.

[MACS]

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Please name one pro life fundamentalist evangelist that has adopted even one AIDS/HIV orphan teenager.
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