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03-18-2009, 11:30 AM
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el gringo loco
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: South Elkhorn, Kentucky (Lexington)
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40% of US births are now out of wedlock
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03-18-2009, 11:40 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Boston
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there she be a damn approval process before people can have kids i swear to god.
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03-18-2009, 11:41 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nate14ri
there she be a damn approval process before people can have kids i swear to god.
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sorta like the adoption process? |
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03-18-2009, 11:43 AM
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ichigo ichie 1 time 1 meeting unprecedented
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Location: southern california
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that is bek they worship the new god
the god of 2nd chance. the "oh well" god.
discipline with its element of punishment and reward has been replaced with an blank check
we got rid of shame too.
that explains why so many act like well you know.
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03-18-2009, 11:43 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: São Paulo, Brazil
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948
that is bek they worship the new god
the god of 2nd chance. the "oh well" god.
discipline with its element of punishment and reward has been replaced with an blank check
we got rid of shame too.
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love this. sad but true. |
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03-18-2009, 11:55 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Boston, Massachusetts!
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Of course there are hundreds of different reasons for this, and I'm going to get absolutely torn to shreds for saying this, but it would have nothing to do with any certain religious groups' prohibition of birth control (I'm NOT referring to abortion... different subject entirely), right?
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03-18-2009, 03:35 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Fishers, IN
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How do we know that many of these children aren't being born to loving, stable, but unmarried couples?
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03-18-2009, 03:37 PM
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Moderator
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lrfox
Of course there are hundreds of different reasons for this, and I'm going to get absolutely torn to shreds for saying this, but it would have nothing to do with any certain religious groups' prohibition of birth control (I'm NOT referring to abortion... different subject entirely), right?
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Read the article linked in the OP. Abstinence-only sex education and contraception are discussed in it. They're not the only reasons cited, but they are mentioned as a factor.
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03-18-2009, 04:48 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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This isn't about religon, it is largely about stupidity. Yes, a small % of these pregnancies are to loving unmarried couples, but most are to dumb people who don't think about the impact of their decisions on their own lives or that of their children.
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03-18-2009, 06:42 PM
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The Chief of Grief
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(set 27 days ago)
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: On the Texican Border
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Putting the cart before the horse. Get life together befor e having babies. Sadly, life doesn't always fall into place.
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