If you went to a banquet or Dinner at your church, for example, a Christmas Dinner, and the featured speaker was 8 months pregnant, would it prevent you from receiving from her? Do you think her being pregnant would make any difference in how you recieved what she was saying? Do you think that her coming to speak that far along in pregnancy is good or innapropriate? Do you think she should have cancelled the speaking engagement when she found out she was pregnant or do you think her pregnancy shouldn't make any difference?
Thanks so much for your answers!
2006-12-13 10:17:03 · 23 answers · asked by sarah w 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm getting attacked!!! I personally think it's beautiful if a married Christian speaker is pregnant--I was just asking the question out of curiosity about other people's opinions.
2006-12-13 10:33:37 · update #1
It depends on whether or not she's married. If she's not, then she'll be having the child out of wedlock, and I'd consider her speaking to the Church inappropriate.
2006-12-13 10:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by cardinalfanusa 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I am sorry you got attacked.
Still, it was a rather silly question. I can't imagine why you would think anyone would be offended by a pregnant woman...but then, I suppose you never can figure out why some people get offended at the silliest things. I'm trying to figure out why anyone got offended at your question. The naivete is actually rather refreshing...
You are right, of course, a pregnant woman is beautiful. The only problem I can see is if she went into labor a bit early...but, even then, the whole group could be involved in the miracle of birth...(at the hospital, hopefully)...and that would be wonderful!
2006-12-13 10:52:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why should it matter? Has pregnancy suddenly become contagious or unnatural in any way? I don't understand what difference pregnancy makes in this situation. Was she supposed to demonstrate sit ups, or sprints or something of this nature? At church, I doubt it, so I don't see why this is an issue.
2006-12-13 10:29:56 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Babies in utero do get nutrition and oxygen from their mothers, but they don't suck out their brain cells! Why would being pregnant affect her speech? Pregnancy is also very beautiful, if I were a Christian it would make me think of The Virgin Mary when she was carrying Jesus.
2006-12-13 10:25:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I'm not Christian, but anyone who thinks that a woman being pregnant changes the importance of what she's saying is an ***. Why should it matter if she's pregnant?
2006-12-13 10:20:28 · answer #5 · answered by ....... 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why would her pregnancy make any difference? It's even nice that way because you're listening to two souls at the same time. and the room will be more blest,... a budding new life in her is a represent of God's love.
2006-12-13 10:22:21 · answer #6 · answered by coco_loco 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
why would it make a difference? It shouldn't unless you are of the belief that pregnancy makes you crazy... or if she was 8 months pregnant out-of-wedlock (yeah, I don't know how many christians would receive that well...)
2006-12-13 10:28:33 · answer #7 · answered by bensbabe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't matter if she was wearing a clown suite!
As long as she was making sense and was on topic and was truthful. What would the problem be if she was pregnant?
The only time that I could see this being a problem was if her water broke.
Ease up.....
2006-12-13 10:24:34 · answer #8 · answered by oodlesoanimals 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not Christian and I'm not a woman. However, I think this is a stupid question. Sorry, but women shouldn't be shut in the house until the baby pops. That's just ridiculous.
Why are you afraid of a big belly?
2006-12-13 10:21:34 · answer #9 · answered by nondescript 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well I suppose it depends.
Is she gonna go fishing with a coathanger and abort it during her address? Then I'd say she might have wanted to cancel the engagement.
Aside from any permature termination with improvised tools I'd say why not. It isn't like the biology of pregnancy is going to change the message.
2006-12-13 10:26:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Did Mary not receive from Elizabeth? Was pregnancy an issue there? No.
2006-12-13 10:20:35 · answer #11 · answered by A B 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋