Circumcision and violence: Difference between revisions
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The relationship of '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' | The relationship of '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is becoming clear. Violence is defined as "behavior or treatment in which physical force is exerted for the purpose of causing damage or injury",<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/violence | |url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/violence | ||
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The first use of [[circumcision]] to cause violence was at [[Gilgal]], where Joshua ordered the Israelites to be circumcised]].<ref>{{REFweb | |||
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}}</ref> The circumcision event occured just before the military action to take possession of the land of Canaan.<ref>{{REFweb | |||
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The New York Times (1995) reported: | |||
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Several strands of findings presented by researchers at the weekend conference pointed to the same conclusion: brutality and cruelty to children can leave a clear mark on the chemistry of the brain. And those changes in brain chemistry may be the route by which a brutalized child becomes a violent adult.<ref name="goleman1995">{{REFnews | Several strands of findings presented by researchers at the weekend conference pointed to the same conclusion: brutality and cruelty to children can leave a clear mark on the chemistry of the brain. And those changes in brain chemistry may be the route by which a brutalized child becomes a violent adult.<ref name="goleman1995">{{REFnews | ||