Reunion by Lauraine Snelling. This was a good book and well written. I enjoyed it. This is a story about the Sorenson family. They are a very tight family --- as a matter of fact the brother and sister (both married with children of their own) live several house away from each other. One of the daughters ends up pregnant while in high school. This is quite a shock as it is against what they believe. The father is a Pastor and yet immediately the story line takes the ugly turn of having the characters start thinking that wouldn't abortion be easier and get them all out of a difficult, tight spot. Eventually the girl who is pregnant decides it is not just a bunch of cells but a baby and she can't / won't have an abortion. The part I think is not okay is that the author has the Pastor and the Pastor's wife both thinking abortion might be a way out. They go there first - instead of thinking of all the other possible solutions. Honestly this is not a Pastor that I would respect - the minute the going gets tough he puts aside his beliefs and starts thinking what would be easy for him. The Pastors I know are dedicated to their faith and put that first --- even knowing that often makes the road harder. They would have started exploring the options first and abortion would not have entered their mind as a way out. While the characters come to a faith based conclusion - it is sad to see they didn't start there and started with the worldly view - and even explored that option.
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