Calm down. I'm more on your side than you may think.MoPag wrote: ↑Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:46 amThis is not about you! You are not a nursing mother.Palerider wrote: ↑Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:06 amWouldn't disagree with this at all.Not Buying It wrote: ↑Fri Jul 27, 2018 5:47 am There is nothing sexy about breastfeeding. Any man who thinks there is something sexually arousing about it has a problem. And women shouldn’t have to cover up when breastfeeding because some men have a problem.
As I mentioned before, for me it's more of an intimacy/privacy issue.
Interestingly and just out of curiosity, I checked on what constitutes public indecency in Utah. Utah has some very strict laws concerning indecency. But according to this lawyer's site:
"Some examples of behavior that can be charged as lewd conduct include masturbation or having sexual intercourse in public; exposing the genitals, buttocks, anus or pelvic areas; or, for a woman, exposing the breast below the top of the areola.
Generally the statute attempts to focus on behavior motivated by lewdness. However, even seemingly innocuous behavior, such as changing your clothes in a place where you may be visible to others (such as in your car) may be considered a violation of this statute.
One area where Utah laws are progressive on this issue is breastfeeding. Breastfeeding in any location where a woman can rightfully be, whether or not the breast is covered incidental to feeding, does not constitute public indecency."
https://www.google.com/amp/www.davidpau ... -utah/amp/
So I'm thinking that if Utah society (which is reflected in their laws) doesn't have a problem with this issue, why should the church?
But on the other hand the same could be said of the consumption of alcohol...and we know how far that would fly in being changed in the church.
The bottom line is, it's their organization and just as I would support THE RIGHT of a nudist colony to do their thing within the law, even though I wouldn't agree with it, I also support the church's RIGHT to set it's own criteria for membership, even though I don't agree with much of their doctrine and policies. It's called the Constitution and the rule of law.
If the religion offends one, then leave it. You're free to do so. If society's more's seem backward, then do ones best to change them within the law.
Because in the end, as a member of the public, it IS about me (us) and our opinions. And their are millions of people out there of both sexes who feel similarly to me.
But give us the benefit of the doubt.
We're actually willing to look at things objectively and even change our minds, but not to be shouted down and told our opinion doesn't count, because it does count and it counts in a big way.
If you want to change things give me a reasoned, logical argument without hystrionics and I'm more than willing to give you a fair hearing.
ETA: Don't know why this is in bold. I didn't intend for it to be but I'm too technologically challenged to change it....
ETA.2 Edited for punctuation.