Posts tagged motherhood

Sacrifice And Rituals: Rethinking Menstruation In Chinese Buddhism

(ANALYSIS) Religious traditions across cultures have often treated menstruation and childbirth as sources of ritual impurity. In Chinese Buddhism, the “Blood Bowl Scripture” condemned women to “Blood Pond Hell.” Today, women reinterpret these beliefs, emphasizing maternal sacrifice, agency and alternative understandings of female bodies.

Analysis, Asia, Buddhism, China, Culture, Health, History, Science, Society, Women, women, NewsMegan BrysonFebruary 11, 2026Megan Bryson, China, Buddhism, women, analysis, religion, motherhood, menstruation, health, science, Asia, Secondary featureComment

Crossroads Podcast: La Leche League Goes Woke And Embraces ‘Chestfeeding’

This would be a shock to the countercultural Catholic matriarchs who birthed this influential network.

Analysis, Catholicism, Christianity, ReligionTerry MattinglyMay 17, 2024recharge, podcast, religion, Catholic church, motherhood, breast feeding, chestfeeding, Terry MattinglyComment

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