Arguments pro circumcision: Difference between revisions
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=== Jewish Religion === | === Jewish Religion === | ||
* '''"Circumcision is required by God."''' | * '''"Circumcision is required by God."''' | ||
*: This argument is brought by the Jewish communities, with respect to a Bible text where God ordered the Israelic forefather Abraham to have all male descendants circumcised. | *: This argument is brought by the Jewish communities, with respect to a Bible text where God ordered the Israelic forefather Abraham to have all male descendants circumcised. But in fact it is not a religion-giving, but a religion-confirming ritual act that can therefore be postponed to a later date without any problem. | ||
* '''"Only the [[circumcision]] makes a boy a real Jew."''' | * '''"Only the [[circumcision]] makes a boy a real Jew."''' | ||
*: Refutation: In the Jewish-religious culture, a boy becomes a Jew automatically when he is born by a Jewish mother. | *: Refutation: In the Jewish-religious culture, a boy becomes a Jew automatically when he is born by a Jewish mother. | ||