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The early Christian Apostles, meeting at the [[Council at Jerusalem]] described in Chapter 15 of Acts of the Apostles, rejected the Jewish teachings regarding circumcision.

[[Circumcision]] has been believed to be a good "Christian value" by a ''few'' Christians in different parts of the world, including the [[United States]], [[South Korea]], Africa and the [[Tuli| Philippines]]. Christian advocates of male infant [[circumcision]] often cite the alleged [[Abrahamic covenant|covenant between god and Abraham]] as outlined in the book of Genesis (e.g., the Old Testament), or believe that since the men of the Old Testament were [[circumcised]], that it must be a good Christian value. Still others acknowledge that male infant circumcision was outlined to Abraham and his descendants, and that gentiles were excluded, but believe the New Testament says it's just a matter of preference, and that gentiles could choose to be [[circumcised]] or not, or could choose to have their children circumcised or allowed to be [[intact]]. <b>These are erroneous views.</b>

[[Circumcision]] has been believed to be a "good Christian value" by a ''few'' Christians in different parts of the world, including the [[United States]], [[South Korea]], Africa and the [[Tuli| Philippines]]. Christian advocates of male infant [[circumcision]] often cite the alleged [[Abrahamic covenant|covenant between god and Abraham]] as outlined in the book of Genesis (e.g., the Old Testament), or believe that since the men of the Old Testament were [[circumcised]], that it must be a good Christian value. Still others acknowledge that male infant circumcision was outlined to Abraham and his descendants, and that gentiles were excluded, but believe the New Testament says it's just a matter of preference, and that gentiles could choose to be [[circumcised]] or not, or could choose to have their children circumcised or allowed to be [[intact]]. <b>These are erroneous views.</b>

== Circumcision and coercing others to be circumcised ==

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 The early Christian Apostles, meeting at the [[Council at Jerusalem]] described in Chapter 15 of Acts of the Apostles, rejected the Jewish teachings regarding circumcision.
-[[Circumcision]] has been believed to be a good "Christian value" by a ''few'' Christians in different parts of the world, including the [[United States]], [[South Korea]], Africa and the [[Tuli| Philippines]]. Christian advocates of male infant [[circumcision]] often cite the alleged [[Abrahamic covenant|covenant between god and Abraham]] as outlined in the book of Genesis (e.g., the Old Testament), or believe that since the men of the Old Testament were [[circumcised]], that it must be a good Christian value. Still others acknowledge that male infant circumcision was outlined to Abraham and his descendants, and that gentiles were excluded, but believe the New Testament says it's just a matter of preference, and that gentiles could choose to be [[circumcised]] or not, or could choose to have their children circumcised or allowed to be [[intact]]. <b>These are erroneous views.</b>
+[[Circumcision]] has been believed to be a "good Christian value" by a ''few'' Christians in different parts of the world, including the [[United States]], [[South Korea]], Africa and the [[Tuli| Philippines]]. Christian advocates of male infant [[circumcision]] often cite the alleged [[Abrahamic covenant|covenant between god and Abraham]] as outlined in the book of Genesis (e.g., the Old Testament), or believe that since the men of the Old Testament were [[circumcised]], that it must be a good Christian value. Still others acknowledge that male infant circumcision was outlined to Abraham and his descendants, and that gentiles were excluded, but believe the New Testament says it's just a matter of preference, and that gentiles could choose to be [[circumcised]] or not, or could choose to have their children circumcised or allowed to be [[intact]]. <b>These are erroneous views.</b>
 == Circumcision and coercing others to be circumcised ==