Giving birth to a child is one of the most beautiful and sacred things a woman can do. In a way she cooperates directly with the creative act by which a new human being sees the light of day. There is no question of her becoming unclean by this, of her needing to be cleansed and to be barred from taking full part in Church services.On the contrary, a young mother deserves all the joy of joining in Christ's eucharist of thanksgiving.
Let us see where the misgivings come from.
Why did people think a young mother needed to be purified after giving birth to a child?
1.Pagan origins
According to Greek and Roman ideas, a man had more 'spirit' than a woman. A woman was more material, like the earth, which they saw confirmed at childbirth. For then the mother discharges the tissue of the placenta amd blood.

What church?!

thorpido:
What church?!

it is not limited to any church,most church nowadays practice it.it is called churching and it refers to a blessing that mothers were given following recovering from childbirth after remaining at home for 4-6wks after giving birth,she would go to church for thanksgiving for the safe delivery of her child and receive blessing from the priest

Op, the word unclean is quite not polite? I wish you find a better word for it.

psucc:
Op, the word unclean is quite not polite?
I wish you find a better word for it.

dtz the way it is being refer to even in the bible

In Leviticus 12/1-5 we read that mothers could be purified 40 days after the birth of a son, 80 days after the birth of a daughter.
The LORD said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites: ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period. On the eighth day the boy is to be circumcised. Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified from her bleeding. She must not touch anything sacred or go to the sanctuary until the days of her purification are over. If she gives birth to a daughter, for two weeks the woman will be unclean, as during her period. Then she must wait sixty-six days to be purified from her bleeding.
At Jesus' birth, Joseph and Mary followed this custom according to Luke 2/22:
When the time came for them to be purified as laid down by the Law of Moses, they took him (Jesus) up to Jerusalem to present him to theLord.
3.Christian Tradition
* Although the law of Moses was abrogated for Christians at the First Ecumenical Council in Jerusalem (Acts 15,5-11)
* and although the physical discharges during pregnancy and childbirth do not make a mother unclean.
the custom of "churching" a woman after childbirth arose from about the fifth century in both the East and the West.
Unfortunately, the old stain of being ritually unclean for 40 days was now also attached to Christian women.

I am hearing this matter of uncleanness after childbearing in the NT for the first time! And there is no backing for it in the whole NT!!!

Rossy99:
it is not limited to any church,most church nowadays practice it.it is called churching and it refers to a blessing that mothers were given following recovering from childbirth after remaining at home for 4-6wks after giving birth,she would go to church for thanksgiving for the safe delivery of her child and receive blessing from the priest

Some churches may practice that(selected orthodox churches),but it has no Christian backing.
Old testament jews practised it but remember,they were not Christians.

Rossy99:
Giving birth to a child is one of the most beautiful and sacred things a woman can do. In a way she cooperates directly with the creative act by which a new human being sees the light of day. There is no question of her becoming unclean by this, of her needing to be cleansed and to be barred from taking full part in Church services.On the contrary, a young mother deserves all the joy of joining in Christ's eucharist of thanksgiving.
Let us see where the misgivings come from.
Why did people think a young mother needed to be purified after giving birth to a child?
1.Pagan origins
According to Greek and Roman ideas, a man had more 'spirit' than a woman. A woman was more material, like the earth, which they saw confirmed at childbirth. For then the mother discharges the tissue of the placenta amd blood.

So are you implying that this view has it's roots in pagan origins...

thorpido:
Some churches may practice that(selected orthodox churches),but it has no Christian backing.
Old testament jews practised it but remember,they were not Christians.

wen can a new mother start attending church in ur denomination

Scholar8200:
I am hearing this matter of uncleanness after childbearing in the NT for the first time! And there is no backing for it in the whole NT!!!

[i][/i]it is widely practice and dey justify it with mary's account.a woman jst gave birth in our church and start attending church the following week after d naming ceremony and another did the christening on sat and attend church on sunday.some people felt irritated by their act which prompt me to find out abt d practice and hear ur own view

davien:
So are you implying that this view has it's roots in pagan origins...

yes,is more or less cultural practices than being religion

Rossy99:
wen can a new mother start attending church in ur denomination

As soon as she is discharged from the hospital.

Rossy99:
[i][/i]it is widely practice and dey justify it with mary's account.a woman jst gave birth in our church and start attending church the following week after d naming ceremony and another did the christening on sat and attend church on sunday.some people felt irritated by their act which prompt me to find out abt d practice and hear ur own view

Since it is not the pastor that felt irritated, it implies that it is not the Church's belief; then we may require those who felt irritated to read their Bibles and understand what was applicable in the Nt and what wasn't (ceremonial law).

Hmmmmm. Satanist everywhere looking for Avenues to talk down the church, even when what they say is baseless.
Where did u get this Rubish from @Bossy?
The reason new borns are not taken to church early is because of expossure. Bacteria and cold.
So please anytime ur master gives u a topic, use ur heard sothat u can avoid this rediclousness.

Anas09:
Hmmmmm. Satanist everywhere looking for Avenues to talk down the church, even when what they say is baseless.
Where did u get this Rubish from @Bossy?
The reason new borns are not taken to church early is because of expossure. Bacteria and cold.
So please anytime ur master gives u a topic, use ur heard sothat u can avoid this rediclousness.

b4 u comment on any topic nxt tym too try to do ur findings,am talking from fact cos av seen mothers practice it.and always remember to use ur dictionary wen u wnt to attack people post so that wat u wnt to say wud be sensible