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12-13-2012, 08:45 PM
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Re: Breast feeding during worship.
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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord
I had a preacher one time who preached over the pulpit several times that a woman nursing her baby was of the devil. He said that God wanted woman to feed their babies with a bottle and not to nurse, because nursing takes women out of church, and women don't need to miss church for any reason. So, therefore every time I would walk out to nurse my baby he would rant and rave about women missing church to nurse their baby!
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that man and I would have tangled. I would nursed right IN the service IN his presence. When he spoke out about that, I would say to him that if he didn't want me to leave to nurse then he would have to put up with me nursing during the service because, like it or not, my babies' needs are more important than his. Of course, I've been known to be a little - well, feisty might be the right word. Challenging - that's probably a little better word. If he can't give me firm scripture, then he has NO BUSINESS preaching it from the pulpit! That's all I'm saying.
Think this guy might be glad he never had me in his congregation? LOL
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12-13-2012, 09:13 PM
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Re: Breast feeding during worship.
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Originally Posted by Margies3
that man and I would have tangled. I would nursed right IN the service IN his presence. When he spoke out about that, I would say to him that if he didn't want me to leave to nurse then he would have to put up with me nursing during the service because, like it or not, my babies' needs are more important than his. Of course, I've been known to be a little - well, feisty might be the right word. Challenging - that's probably a little better word. If he can't give me firm scripture, then he has NO BUSINESS preaching it from the pulpit! That's all I'm saying.
Think this guy might be glad he never had me in his congregation? LOL
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I was younger then and a lot more naive. Now however.... I would keep walking... right out the door, and never come back!
Margie, I would love to see your rendition of "feisty challenging" to this man indeed! I'm sure it would have been classic!
Thankful that now I am grounded in the Word, and I agree with you... if its not in the Word, then no one has no business making it "that's so anyhow!" to any poor gullible soul that comes along!
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12-13-2012, 09:42 PM
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Re: Breast feeding during worship.
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Originally Posted by Margies3
that man and I would have tangled. I would nursed right IN the service IN his presence. When he spoke out about that, I would say to him that if he didn't want me to leave to nurse then he would have to put up with me nursing during the service because, like it or not, my babies' needs are more important than his. Of course, I've been known to be a little - well, feisty might be the right word. Challenging - that's probably a little better word. If he can't give me firm scripture, then he has NO BUSINESS preaching it from the pulpit! That's all I'm saying.
Think this guy might be glad he never had me in his congregation? LOL
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12-13-2012, 09:43 PM
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Re: Breast feeding during worship.
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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
It's really refreshing to be around our local group of Burmese believers. The women nurse their babies without hesitation and the men and boys don't even blink twice or even act uncomfortable in the slightest.
Western culture is really twisted.  However, because our culture is so overly-sexualized, it is more prudent for women to breastfeed in private. Not preferable, in my opinion, but prudent and discreet.
Kicking a woman out of church for nursing a baby seems like overkill, unless she was really baring a lot of skin or being purposefully shocking in some way. |
Did the pastor have bottled water on the pulpit?
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12-13-2012, 09:45 PM
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Re: Breast feeding during worship.
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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord
I had a preacher one time who preached over the pulpit several times that a woman nursing her baby was of the devil. He said that God wanted woman to feed their babies with a bottle and not to nurse, because nursing takes women out of church, and women don't need to miss church for any reason. So, therefore every time I would walk out to nurse my baby he would rant and rave about women missing church to nurse their baby!
I am not making this story up. Seriously true. Truth really is stranger than fiction.
One thing it did, we got ourselves out of that church as quick as we could. And never have gone back.
The man is crazy, and yet... he is still ordained with the UPC. We spoke to Bro. David Bernard about this man's teachings... Bro. D. B. was the district super at the time, and he refused to do anything about the situation either. The man is still a UPC minister today!
Seems like nursing women and babies can bring the worst out in some people???
I agree with Ms. Brattified, that because our culture is so "oversexed" that they can't handle something as normal as perfectly covered mother nursing her child, although nursing in a nursery is definitely preferable to doing it in a crowd.
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Why did that preacher think God gave women breasts?
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12-14-2012, 12:22 AM
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Re: Breast feeding during worship.
OK.....I did not succeed in nursing first child.....not in fashion, no medical support etc (she's 41). 
3rd child...now or never( tubal,day after birth).....I found LaLecheLeague and the needed support system______________
And, in Feb '76 at a UPC church in OH at a wedding, baby wants to be fed____rather than interupt the wedding ceremony....I casually draped a baby blanket over my shoulder.....and she nursed; no one was aware!
Welllllll......in May 76, another wedding (are you seeing a pattern here  ) upc church in IL.....same scenario, only this time I was trapped and would have really interrupted the ceremony......so blanket on the shoulder and she ate=====noisily, but since this was a church AND a wedding, all those near just thought it was a bottle.....BECAUSE who would nurse in church? 
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12-14-2012, 06:07 AM
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Re: Breast feeding during worship.
Our building is multipurpose. We worship in the facility, and might have a full fledged dinner minutes later. It's not disrespectful. It's a building, not the Holy of Holies.
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12-14-2012, 06:09 AM
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Re: Breast feeding during worship.
It's not uncommon for women to breast feed in house churches. It's a natural and beautiful part of being a mother. It doesn't offend me and it calms the child. However, if anyone voices that they are offended or if the mother is uncomfortable, I think she should find another location where she can breast feed.
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12-14-2012, 08:35 AM
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Re: Breast feeding during worship.
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Originally Posted by commonsense
OK.....I did not succeed in nursing first child.....not in fashion, no medical support etc (she's 41).
3rd child...now or never( tubal,day after birth).....I found LaLecheLeague and the needed support system______________
And, in Feb '76 at a UPC church in OH at a wedding, baby wants to be fed____rather than interupt the wedding ceremony.... I casually draped a baby blanket over my shoulder.....and she nursed; no one was aware!
Welllllll......in May 76, another wedding (are you seeing a pattern here ) upc church in IL.....same scenario, only this time I was trapped and would have really interrupted the ceremony......so blanket on the shoulder and she ate=====noisily, but since this was a church AND a wedding, all those near just thought it was a bottle.....BECAUSE who would nurse in church? |
Breast feeding in public should be like carrying a weapon: No restrictions whatsoever, yet no one should know. 
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12-14-2012, 08:39 AM
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Re: Breast feeding during worship.
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Originally Posted by deacon blues
Our building is multipurpose. We worship in the facility, and might have a full fledged dinner minutes later. It's not disrespectful. It's a building, not the Holy of Holies.
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You probably drink Starbucks and eat donuts while you're preaching. 
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