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==Controversial practice== | ==Controversial practice== | ||
Judaism has historically held a belief in the so-called [[Abrahamic covenant]] which purports to require that every newborn boy be [[Jewish circumcision|circumcised on the eighth day of life]].<ref>{{REFjournal | Judaism has historically held a belief in the so-called [[Abrahamic covenant]] which purports to require that every newborn boy be [[Jewish circumcision|circumcised on the eighth day of life]].<ref name="hirsch1906">{{REFjournal | ||
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==Questioning circumcision== | ==Questioning circumcision== | ||
The alleged Abrahamic covenant is found in the Pentateuch (Torah) book of Genesis, chapter 17. Questioning of circumcision started in Germany in 1843. Circumcision today is being questioned for several reasons.<ref>{{REFbook | The alleged Abrahamic covenant is found in the Pentateuch (Torah) book of Genesis, chapter 17. Questioning of circumcision started in Germany in 1843.<ref name="hirsch1906" /> Circumcision today is being questioned for several reasons.<ref>{{REFbook | ||
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|first=Ronald | |first=Ronald | ||