Sarah Palin. The very name leaves some of us scratching our heads. Was this the best the Republicans could come up with? Or was the the last wimper of a fading campaign?
Much of what the media has focused on is the pregnancy of her oldest daughter, Bristol. The commentators aren’t necessarily focusing on the shame of sexual relationship out of wedlock. After all, everyone does it, don’t we?
Instead the media instead focuses on the perceived hypocracy of Mrs. Palin. Teaching abstinence and not safe sex.
And yet we as a society seemed to have glossed over what we somehow need to be reminded of over and over again. Sex outside of marriage is sinful. David and Bathsheba is an example.
We hold elders to a much higher standard than that of Vice Presidental candidates. Consider one of the qualifications of an elder:

“He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)”
1 Timothy 3:4-5.

If an elder’s daughter were to get pregnant out of wedlock, the elder would likely resign, if he followed the Bible.
Replace particular words with the previous scripture.

“Vice Presidents must manage his/her own family well and see that his/her children obey him/her with proper respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he/she take care of our country?)”

What has gone wrong with our country? We rejoice in sin, or at the very least don’t condemn it and say it is a personal family issue.
Drug abuse is rampant in today’s youth and parents don’t say a word to their kids about it. Parents rely too much on schools and youth ministers rather than trying to actually act on their own.
If we are to overcome this sin, we must urge our parent to act like parents. Don’t be afraid to shell out discipline because in the long run it will make your child a better person and in turn a better society.