Surf these sites: Being Rational About Circumcision and Jewish Observance -- Circumcision has become an integral crucial rite in the Jewish culture. Exploring this as a client I have found absolutely no reason medical or otherwise to continue this custom except for its long-standing importance to the Jewish community, not a good reason in and of itself. Circumcision - The Worldwide News -- Circumcision was an essential part of religious practice for the nation of Israel. Is circumcision a required practice for Christians today? This paper examines the biblical evidence and explores the validity of arguments concerning old covenant customs. Circumcision And Moses’ Law -- Explanation of Jewish laws from Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy regarding circumcision. Circumcision and Christianity -- Biblical references for circumcision from AlternaMoms.com. Circumcision and the Baha''i Faith -- Lights of Guidance #981 "The beloved Guardian says that the question of circumcision has nothing to do with the Baha''i teachings; and the believers are free to do as they please in the matter." As a practice in the United States it appears to be diminishing, and as there seems to be no more than cultural reasons for subjecting our children to the procedure, I wouldn''t mind if it were completely abandoned. Circumcision and the Christian Parent -- by Rosemary Romberg - "Some Christian parents... may still retain a feeling that circumcision must be a good thing to do simply because of its association with the Bible. Somehow for many people (at least in North America) the word ''circumcised'' sounds good. Therefore, many facts, as directly concern Christians, must be examined more closely." - An In-depth analysis of what the Old and New Testaments say about circumcision. Circumcision: A Jewish Feminist Perspective -- Circumcision is at the heart of gender imbalance in Judaism. For a male Jew, it is a critical mark of identity, an assumed rite of passage, secular or sacred, into the peoplehood and/or faith of Judaism. For a Jewish woman, it may have the same meaning until she is pregnant, with the possibility of bearing a son. It is then that a woman''s deepest instincts may arise trembling out of her culturally anesthetized stupor to whisper or plead, "Please, let it be a girl." Cultural and Religious Documents on Circumcision -- CIRP Reference Library Cultural and Religious Issues of Circumcision -- CIRP Circumcision Information Pages - Articles from multiple religious viewpoints. Issues for Jewish Parents -- There are a small but growing number of Jewish parents who are conducting "alternative bris" ceremonies, without cutting of the child’s foreskin. Jewish Issues - Male Circumcision -- From Fathermag.com, covers alternative bris; support groups for intact babies; as well as other Jewish issues and responses MAASAI Culture - Religion, Laibons, Circumcision, cattle, Warriors, Elders, Cattle raiding -- Like the ancient Jews, the Maasai regard themselves as God''s chosen people, and share the belief in God''s promise to send them a Messiah. The Maasai observe the same custom as the Jews of abstaining from drinking milk when eating meat. They have distinctive Hamitic practices: circumcision and clitoridectomy, an age group system, the shaving of the heads of women, extraction of two lower front teeth, the one-legged stance of the heron, and the copious use of spit in greeting and benediction. Muslims Against the Circumcision of Boys and Girls -- For more than thirteen centuries here in the Muslim world exists a ritual known as Male and Female Circumcision. Solely a Jewish tradition, the Circumcision ritual...plus many other Jewish traditions...has found a willing host in the post-Mohammadan Muslim world. This man-made invention and innovation...not found in GOD''s last scripture, Holy Qur''an...has been a curse on millions of children, both male and female, across the Muslim world. Paul''s Answer To Circumcision -- A Brief Survey of the Book of Galatians by Deborah Cox - 1996 Religion and Circumcision -- Articles from the perspectives of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Studies on Baptism: Circumcision -- by Rev. Ralph A. Smith - The complex priestly system of the old covenant is done away in the new. In the new covenant all members of the covenant are priests, whether they are Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female, receive the new covenant equivalent of circumcision, baptism: The Holy Bible, Circumcision, False Prophets, and Christian Parents -- by George Hill - This file compiles New Testament scripture about the act of circumcision, false prophets, and Christian parenting. What Does The Bible Really Tell Us About Circumcision -- Selective interpretation of the Holy Christian Book has been a great deception for centuries. But quite simply, if one looks deeper there is a lot more said than many theologians ever let us know! Why Christians No Longer Circumcise -- Midwife Archives - [scroll down to near bottom of page]
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