China Theme

This year's overall theme for the Ladies of Ladies Lit has been China.  Today marked the final two presentations for the program year.  There will be a different theme beginning in September.  The individual presentations have certainly been fascinating, from a focus on apparel, to the government, to the Great Wall, to missionary movements, to Confucianism, Chinese music, weddings, and so forth.

One of today's two presentations was on the one-child policy, and was entitled The Lost Daughters of China.  It was sad, unbearable, enlightening, terrible to hear.  Girls have no value whatsoever to the family since all family lineage is tied to the male. The conditions in the orphanages are deplorable. Since the availability of  the sonogram, ninety eight percent of all terminated pregnancies are female. Government forced sterilization is commonly practiced.

I must say that I certainly know more about China than I did when this program year began. I also am reminded of the great privileges associated with being democratic and free.   Nevertheless, I am extremely glad that the topic is behind us!

A number of the women presenting had actually traveled there.  Was I inspired to do so?  No thank you!!