{"id":5077,"date":"2012-01-19T10:17:38","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T16:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theamericanjesus.net\/?p=5077"},"modified":"2012-01-19T10:17:38","modified_gmt":"2012-01-19T16:17:38","slug":"pastor-using-painkillers-during-labor-is-sinful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zackhunt\/2012\/01\/pastor-using-painkillers-during-labor-is-sinful\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor: Using Painkillers During Labor Is Sinful"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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You have to hate<\/del> love the way \u201cpastor\u201d Steven Anderson dances around this issue.<\/p>\n

Instead of simply saying \u201cUsing painkillers during childbirth is sinful\u201d he says,<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t get all mad at me, I\u2019m not up here saying\u2026.I\u2019m just saying is it really right to take narcotics while you\u2019re having a baby? If you\u2019re just having a baby normally, the way God created you to have a baby, is it right for you to take narcotics while you\u2019re having a baby? You decide. You throw that one around, ok. Because God is saying this is what\u2019s going to happen, this is part of what I\u2019ve ordained.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I sense in his\u00a0hesitance\u00a0to be more\u00a0succinct\u00a0in his phrasing, that there\u2019s a significant chance he may have been assaulted by a mother the last time he made pronounced his theological judgment on childbirth.<\/p>\n

Also amusing, his defense: \u201cWell God originally said it and He\u2019s a man.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

So, there you have it. God is a man who enjoys watching women suffering during childbirth.<\/p>\n

Anyway, this one is dedicated to all the mothers and soon-to-be mothers out there. Steven Anderson may think you\u2019re going to hell for using an epidural, but we sure do appreciate you taking the time to give birth to all of us.<\/p>\n

We owe you one.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9NDjA6qMvI8<\/a>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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