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"Mom, Dad I'm pregnant."

"Wonderful sweetie! When did you find out?"

Honestly, when you read that first line, and not having read the second line, what did you expect coming? A not so happy response? Why is that? When did the word "pregnant" start conjuring up images of angry faces and tears? When did the start of new life become something that is shunned?

The very image produced by the word "pregnant" has changed from blessing to shame. Why? Because we have stopped making marriage a priority? Casual sex? Or is it something more? Something like, a cascade of sin which is all made m...

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