I went to www.livescience.com and found an article that seemed, to me, of an bit oxymoron. The header read " Teen Birth Rates Higher in Highly Religious States". Some of the states who are on the top ten list include Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee, all three states are highly religious, which begs the question, "Why would they have some of the highest teen birth rates in the United States?" Some of the babies are premarital. Others are not. Some researchers say it is because these states live differently than the rest of America. That the teenagers feel that they are responsible enough to have sex and that, due to their beliefs, will have sex without contraception. Others say that it maybe the teenagers who are not very religious or not religious at all, who are the ones getting pregnant. The researchers, at this point, just do not know. It is a topic that the researchers have not dug into deep enough yet to understand whether these teens are married or not.
In My Opinion:
In My Opinion:
This was a very interesting article to read about. However, I found that the more I read it the more upset and frustrated I became with the article and the The states involved in this. I did not like the fact that the highly religious people, who "never do anything wrong in the Lord's eyes", were the ones who this article was about. They all preach about how they will do no wrong towards the Lord and they were they have the highest birth rates. I know that they are human and that they make mistakes too, but I felt that it is a little hypocritical to say that you can do no wrong with the Lord and that some of the your teenagers are having premarital sex.I have to say, I am not liking the South right now. This was a very interesting and frustrating article. Please keep in mind for all of you who disagree with my article, this paragraph was in my humble opinion. You can learn more about this subject at:
http://www.blogger.com/www.livescience.com/culture/090916-religion-teen-pregnancy.html
http://www.blogger.com/www.livescience.com/culture/090916-religion-teen-pregnancy.html
