Covenant theology largely views the Christian sacrament of baptism as fulfilling the Israelite practice of circumcision, both being signs and seals...
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Religious circumcision is generally performed shortly after birth, during childhood, or around puberty as part of a rite of passage. Circumcision for religious...
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cultural, social, and ethical views on circumcision. Major medical organizations hold variant views on the strength of circumcision's prophylactic efficacy in...
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Male circumcision has been a subject of controversy for a number of reasons including religious, ethical, sexual, and medical. During the late 19th and...
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developed countries, while circumcision on a consenting adult is generally viewed as a morally permissible action. Positions taken on the issue are heavily...
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banning circumcision, some dating back to ancient times, have been enacted in many countries and communities. In the case of non-therapeutic circumcision of...
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position. Covenant theology largely views the Christian sacrament of baptism as fulfilling the Jewish practice of circumcision, as both serve as signs and seals...
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Female genital mutilation (redirect from Pharaonic circumcision)
genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision) is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva. The prevalence...
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Forced circumcision is the circumcision of men and boys against their will. In a biblical context, the term is used especially in relation to Paul the...
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to increase confidence in paternity. The proposed circumcision of an Egyptian girl is mentioned on a Greek papyrus from 163 BCE. Spell 1117 of the Ancient...
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Arabic term for circumcision, and the Islamic term for the practice of religious male circumcision in Islamic culture. Male circumcision is widespread in...
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Robert Van Howe (section Views on circumcision)
Robert Storms Van Howe is an American pediatrician and circumcision researcher from Marquette, Michigan. He was a professor of pediatrics at Central Michigan...
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Brit milah (redirect from Jewish circumcision)
Ashkenazi: [bʁis ˈmilə]; "covenant of circumcision") or bris (Yiddish: ברית, Yiddish: [bʁɪs]) is the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism and Samaritanism, during...
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That Vegan Teacher (section Personal life and views)
husband. She has also voiced negative views on circumcision, calling it child abuse. Notes Does not include content on streaming platforms. Animal rights...
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Castration anxiety (section Relation to circumcision)
critical view of circumcision, believing it to be a 'substitute for castration', and an 'expression of submission to the father's will'. This view was shared...
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Circumcision likely has ancient roots among several ethnic groups in sub-equatorial Africa, Egypt, and Arabia, though the specific form and extent of circumcision...
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The circumcision of Jesus is an event from the life of Jesus, according to the Gospel of Luke chapter 2, which states: And when eight days were fulfilled...
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mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting (FGC), female circumcision, or female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), refers to "all procedures...
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Christianity and Druze (category Commons category link is on Wikidata)
denominations currently maintain a neutral position on the practice of non-religious circumcision. Male circumcision is commonly practiced in many predominantly...
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Brit shalom (naming ceremony) (redirect from Jews against circumcision)
Jewish families that involve rejecting the traditional Jewish rite of circumcision. Brit shalom is recognized by secular Jewish organizations affiliated...
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Human penis (section Circumcision)
There are several common body modifications to the penis, including circumcision and piercings. The penis is homologous to the clitoris in females. Three...
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Abrahamic religions (section Circumcision)
did not require circumcision. The Catholic Church currently maintains a neutral position on the practice of non-religious circumcision, and in 1442 it...
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Christians who believed Mosaic Law did require circumcision for Gentile converts. Eventually Paul's view prevailed, and this among other related developments...
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for example Jesus' teaching of the Law during his Sermon on the Mount and the circumcision controversy in early Christianity. Rabbinic Jews assert that...
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Christian views on alcohol are varied. Throughout the first 1,800 years of Church history, Christians generally consumed alcoholic beverages as a common...
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Islamic views on slavery represent a complex and multifaceted body of Islamic thought, with various Islamic groups or thinkers espousing views on the matter...
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World Health Organization called it a "myth" that circumcision has an effect on sexual pleasure. The view is echoed by other major medical organizations...
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Encyclopedia article on circumcision of proselytes, in the first century AD, before the Mishnah was edited, the requirement for circumcision of proselytes was...
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Jewish views on slavery are varied both religiously and historically. Judaism's ancient and medieval religious texts contain numerous laws governing the...
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Islamic views on evolution are diverse, ranging from theistic evolution to Old Earth creationism. Some Muslims around the world believe "humans and other...
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