Circumcision controversies
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Male circumcision has been a subject of controversy for a number of reasons including religious, ethical, sexual, legal and medical.
Circumcision of Abraham's son Isaac. Regensburg Pentateuch, Israel Museum, Jerusalem (c. 1300).
The Christian sacrament of baptism, in covenant theology, is seen as fulfilling the Israelite rite of circumcision.
A restraining device used to immobilize infants during circumcision
Women protest against infant circumcision in front of the White House in 2013; captions read: "All Babies Are Born Perfect. Keep Them This Way."
History of circumcision
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Circumcision likely has ancient roots among several ethnic groups in sub-equatorial Africa, Egypt, and Arabia, though the specific form and extent of circumcision has varied. Ritual male circumcision
Circumcision controversies
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Circumcision being performed in central Asia (probably Turkestan), c. 1865–1872. Restored albumen print.
Depiction of the rite (incision or potentially circumcision) in ancient Egypt.
Although Jesus was circumcised (according to the Gospel of Luke, depicted in this sculpture at the Cathedral of Chartres) early Christians soon dispensed with the ritual.