Laws restricting, regulating, or banning circumcision, some dating back to ancient times, have been enacted in many countries and communities. In the...
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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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Circumcision is a procedure that removes the foreskin from the human penis. In the most common form of the operation, the foreskin is extended with forceps...
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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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Circumcision likely has ancient roots among several ethnic groups in sub-equatorial Africa, Egypt, and Arabia, though the specific form and extent of...
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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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Male circumcision has been a subject of controversy for a number of reasons including religious, ethical, sexual, and medical. During the late 19th and early...
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Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce) from the human penis. There is substantial disagreement amongst bioethicists and theologians...
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Brit milah (redirect from Jewish circumcision)
[bʁis ˈmilə]; "covenant of circumcision") or bris (Yiddish: ברית, Yiddish: [bʁɪs]) is the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism and Samaritanism, during which...
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The circumcision controversy in early Christianity played an important role in Christian theology. The circumcision of Jesus is celebrated as a feast...
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