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How women are reinterpreting the menstrual taboos in Chinese Buddhism
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (1011+ words) Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) In many religions and cultures, women who are menstruating or who just gave birth are not allowed to enter sacred sites, such as temples, or participate in religious rituals. This is because they…...
From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (515+ words) Samira Mehta, University of Colorado Boulder That may not be the first thing Americans associate with weddings today, but it lives on in rituals and vows. Think, in a traditional Christian wedding, of a bride promising "to obey" her husband,…...
Once named opponents in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage, now they’re friends
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (442+ words) One year after the Supreme Court's June 26, 2015, decision, lead plaintiff Jim Obergefell was at an event for an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization when its former director asked if he wanted to meet Rick Hodges, who'd been the title defendant in his…...