Circumcision

Christmas -- the Orientals consider the fests one and the same in import -- it was thought advisable to retain by preference, under the title Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ, New Year's Day as one of the six feast of obligation.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

Female Circumcision is a cause dear to my heart-I wrote my thesis on it.

Interview Thursday: "It is my belief that men must be involved in protecting women’s rights..." - NDQ 2009

Circumcision is one of the many things people hold on to for the sake of culture and nothing else.

Putting "the true-lie" to rest 2009

Female Circumcision is a cause dear to my heart-I wrote my thesis on it.

Archive 2009-05-01 2009

Circumcision is commonly used to name any alteration to female genitalia, but it should be acknowledged that there are various types of "circumcisions" and that they vary from community to community. back

Societies, Religion, and History: Central East Tanzanians and the World They Created, c. 200 BCE to 1800 CE 2008

The Presentation, like the Circumcision, is a ritual for new babies in the Jewish faith and often depicted in Renaissance art as part of Jesus 'childhood. the Circumcision, for example, was taken to be a foreshadowing of his spilling blood for mankind, and so you might find it as a secondary subject on the predella of a Crucifixion altarpiece.

Tarnish and Style: Why I Like Venice, part 1 Heather McDougal 2008

Circumcision is one of the foundations of Judaism; it is a mark of the covenant between God and his chosen people.

Sound Politics: "Seattle's Jewish Problem" 2006

Circumcision is mostly practiced by Jews, Muslims, Americans of all religions, South Koreans, Filipinos, some African tribes and some peoples of the South Pacific, the newspaper said.

Debate Over Circumcision Benefit in Fighting AIDS | Impact Lab 2006

Circumcision is said to be given, and (v. 23) they are said to receive it; it was not imposed upon them as a yoke, but conferred upon them as a favour.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721