The extraordinary claim of ‘supernatural childbirth’ — and why it’s probably a scam
There are some women who have reported having relatively easy and pain-free pregnancies, but one author, Jackie Mize, takes the idea of “pain-free birth” experience a bit too far.
In Mize’s book “Supernatural Childbirth,” she encourages women to believe that with enough faith, they’ll be able to overcome all fear and pain.
“Natural childbirth is good, but God has a better way of doing it than the thing that we’re used to,” Mize writes. “When I refer to supernatural childbirth, I’m talking about being able to conceive and to have babies with a pregnancy free from nausea, morning sickness, pain, moodiness, depression, and without fear of any kind.”
“Then going through the entire labor without pain and through the delivery without stitches and anesthetic,” Mize added.
In her book, Mize offers confessions and prayers for supernatural conception, pregnancy, and childbirth.
Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” takes issue with Mize’s claims.
“My biggest issues with this supernatural childbirth, pain-free birth movement is actually its theological roots, the 'name it and claim it' foundation of it,” Stuckey says.
“And again, just this weight that women are made to carry that if something goes wrong in your birth, if your body does not do exactly what you want it to do, if there’s a complication, it’s because of your lack of faith,” she adds.
The idea that “we’re able to activate God to do what we want to do, based on what we say,” is where Stuckey also believes “the damage is done.”
But the religious aspect of supernatural childbirth isn't Stuckey’s only issue with the practice. It’s also that the experience of a “pain-free birth” experience is also simply just not a common one.
“It is not necessary or normal to have a pain-free birth,” Stuckey says. “I know only a few, maybe a couple people who can say that they actually enjoyed their medicine-free birth.”
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Donald Trump was RIGHT — Kamala & her cronies FAKED a race fight
Democrats and the mainstream media’s smear campaign against Donald Trump continues, as cries of “Trump is racist!” echo from all corners of the nation.
What “racist” thing did Trump do this time?
He pointed out that Kamala Harris only started to emphasize her black heritage over her Indian heritage when it was convenient for her political career.
Which is absolutely true.
Glenn Beck plays two clips of Harris — one from 2019 when she was running for president and one from 2020 when she was nominated as Joe Biden’s running mate.
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In the first clip, Harris meets with actress Mindy Kaling, who is of Indian heritage.
“I see Indian people at the supermarket on the street, everyone's like, ‘You know Kamala Harris is Indian, right?’ It's like our thing we're so excited about to have you running for president,” Kaling said, noting that both she and Harris are “South Indian.”
The entire time Kaling is talking, Harris is furiously nodding and grinning, saying “yes” over and over again.
In the second clip from 2020, Harris, standing at a podium, says in her best politician’s voice, “Today, on August 15, 2020, I stand before you as the first candidate for vice president of the United States of South Asian descent.”
These are just two receipts from Kamala’s past where she’s openly identified as Indian.
But as you know, her tune has changed for this election. Now Harris is identifying as a black woman because it’s advantageous to her campaign. However, when Donald Trump pointed out the flip-flopping, Kamala and her media cronies cried, “Racism!”
The truth is, “She's Jamaican Indian,” says Glenn, “and there's nothing wrong with that, except she uses it to play on constituents. That's the only thing Donald Trump was saying.”
“She said she was Indian when she was needing the Indian vote, and then she's black when she needs the black vote,” he notes.
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