What's acceptable and not acceptable...

Tamara224 said:

Do a search for the word "breasts" in the Bible.

Here's one example:

May your fountain be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer—
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be captivated by her love.

Proverbs 5:18-19


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My opinion is that women should be free to breastfeed in public. I think the vast majority of nursing mothers want to be discrete and as private as possible and it's not a problem. I think people should get over their own hangups about it.


I also think, though, that it's not "perverted" for breasts to be sexualized. They do serve a dual function - they satisfy husbands and babies. There's nothing wrong with that.

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Cassidy said:

In light of the thread about the physical touch problem that guy had the other day....and how some got offended etc I can't help but wonder how many Christians are offended by a simple and natural act of breastfeeding a baby in public.

So what do you all think? Do you think it's acceptable that when a baby is hungry that the mother can feed them some lunch wherever they are, via the breast, or do you believe that the mother needs to hide away in shame?

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Cassidy said:

In light of the thread about the physical touch problem that guy had the other day....and how some got offended etc I can't help but wonder how many Christians are offended by a simple and natural act of breastfeeding a baby in public.

So what do you all think? Do you think it's acceptable that when a baby is hungry that the mother can feed them some lunch wherever they are, via the breast, or do you believe that the mother needs to hide away in shame?

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zaksmummy said:

Actually some anti-psychoyic drugs can make men lactate.

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Did you know that one of Gods names - El Shaddai means "many breasted one" ie giver of life and nurturer.

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DreamsAreFree said:

If the baby is hungry, the baby needs to be fed. I don't care where you do it, it is natural and most mothers nurse discreetly. If someone has a problem with it, they have the problem and they can deal with it. I have breastfed five babies anywhere and everywhere and no-one was silly enough to try and challenge me on it. If I ever heard a nursing mother being given a hard time I would defend her. Why should my baby not be fed as God intended because someone else has a hang up?

And btw - my babies refused to nurse with a blanket over their heads.

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