will you go to church during your period?
By stardustcdsd
@stardustcdsd (1856)
India
January 13, 2009 4:18am CST
hi friends. i am not sure where to post this discussion so i am posting it here.this is something thats been in my mind for a very long time.i am from india and and females in the family dont even enter the pooja room (room where they have those pictures of god) because they are in their period.as for me,its just humbug.but i want to know,if woman in foreign countries follow this same stuff and stay away from chuches or any worshipping places during their period.the weird thing about my country is they protest when the male community bans women from entering certain temples but they themselves stay away from it during their period.another silly superstition?any thoughts on this subject?
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@rsreekanth (69)
• India
13 Jan 09
i am an hindu,it is our system that we are not allowed to enter temple during periods.periods is the way by which body expel impurities present in our body.according to religious belife it is something sacered.
@stardustcdsd (1856)
• India
13 Jan 09
hello friend.if thats the way u go,even breathing is a way of removing impurities.so y dont they ban people from temple or any other religios places who expels impurities while breathing .u forgot we r a male dominant society a few decades ago and these stupid things were created by male class to dominate their women even further.come out of it.happy lotting
@daliaj (5674)
• India
22 Apr 09
Hi Sreekanth, I think it is a discriminaion against women. Everybody in this world leave out waster materials from their body daily. So, itt is not an excuse at all. Also, it is scientifically proved that the blood that comes out during period is not impure blood.
What do you say about women are not allowed to visit temples when they are more than 3 months pregnant?
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
13 Jan 09
Yes, I know. Being a Hindu, I have grown up following such habits, which totally infuriated me. I could never understand how I could be impure for God because of something which God has given me. I also found it very awkward when ladies in the family could not do the puja during those days and had to turn to their husbands or sons for help! I mean…this is something so personal, I share it only when I want to and with whom I want to. I don’t follow this even now but that is more because I don’t follow most of the rituals of Hinduism.
@stardustcdsd (1856)
• India
13 Jan 09
tell me about it..being a guy in a family when i had to do everything during those fridays just creeps me out and i am very happy to see indian girls coming out of it.congrats.happy lotting
@CRSunrise (2981)
• United States
10 Feb 09
I don't see any reason that having your period should keep you from going to church if you wanted to. All a period is is an indicator that a woman can have children. That it all it is. I know that each religion is different, so they're going to have they're own beliefs and stuff, but that's the way I think. 
@blademaiden (734)
• Romania
21 May 09
I am a Christian and people in my country view things the same way you do. A woman having her period is considered unclean. From what I've read, this rule dates from ancient times when women didn't use anything to collect the menstrual blood! I think it's perfectly understandable, because blood is a good environment for bacteria and infections could spread very easily. This is not the case today, when we have a lot of products to choose from. Personally, I wouldn't miss my best friend's wedding because I'm on my period... 
@calendisvihula (8)
• United States
13 Jan 09
I am from the US and have grown up in Baptist churches. We went no matter what. Although, each religion has their own things that the believer has questions about at one point or another. I think if you are not breaking a core belief, in other words, a deal breaker to Heaven, Enlightenment, etc., then you can come up with your own conclusion as to how you will act when it comes to this belief.
@stardustcdsd (1856)
• India
13 Jan 09
thanks but i am not a believer of heaven or gods or etc.i am pantheist.thanks again for the response
