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« on: May 02, 2011, 05:41:40 PM » |
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« edited: May 11, 2011, 10:23:55 PM by Beet »
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It's also much easier and less painful to cut an infant than an 18 year old.
Besides, like most religious laws, this wasn't done because God just randomly said so because he's a sick . In a world of clothing and little exposure to open air, the foreskin is dirty, useless and disease prone. The leaders of these early Jewish communities (who also wrote the texts) could already see the health benefits of circumcision. It was made the covenant because making it the #1 connection to the Lord was the only way to convince the peasants to go through with it.
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