Do Jews think that God made a fundamental design fault with the foreskin?
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Obviously.  Honestly?  It takes away sensitivity so there will be less enjoyment.  It's akin to the horrible clitorectomies that are performed on young women without anesthesia in many 3rd world countries. Torture. \n\nWhen a man's penis is hard, you would never know they weren't circumcised.  I personally believe that our creator wanted us to enjoy making love to each other and getting excited about it.  There is much less excitement when the protective covering is gone.  Rubbing inside underwear or pants without the foreskin to protect it, makes the sensitivity much less.\n\nDid you know that some little boys take a few years to really get over the circumcision experience.  If your little baby boy is grumpy as phuc for a few years after circumcision, it's because the stupid doctors believe they don't feel that pain.  They are full of crap.  They feel it very much so.\n\nOur creator would not have designed all of our lovely men and boys with it had it not had a purpose.  And for all you women, young or old?  As long as they shower everyday, it's not dirty either.
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If the Jew is both fully man and fully God, and He rises from the dead three days later, then yes.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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like that one girl said its usually choice of the parents more or less. Some religions dont allow it being removed like jehovas witness and some others. \n\nSome people find it repulsive others just thinks its cool. either way It usually removed for cosmetic appearances or health issues. \n\nNowadays Its less common to circumcise, but there is a majority of those that still are intact
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Genital mutilation is not a healthy thing in anyones book.\n\nIf you believe in any god... leave your children the way god made them.
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Okay, here we go. Long before there was ever such a thing as Christendom, Jew, whose creation story Genesis recounts, understood fully the account was a summary of how the world began. Since they got this information at Sinai 3,300 years ago, it was obvious it was not a play by play rendition of events, rather the overview of what came first, second and so on. If taken even somewhat literally, it is obvious Moses did not travel back in time to personally experience creation, the story goes he was taking dictation directly from God.\n\nSince the Genesis account pretty much approximates the evolutionary concept of something from nothing, more from less, the least complexity to the most, the conflict found in Christian responses to evolution never happened with Judaism. Then again, Jews never burned people for refusing to believe the earth was flat, either.\n\nSo what you identify is the pick and choose theology of modern Protestantism more and anything Catholic. As for the Roman Church being right or wrong, I can't say, I don't believe in Satan so I would answer no to your next question, and I don't think you're dead wrong.
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Honestly, it's completely true. You can find more references in the biblical book of Rannel'asa, the Gentile that had a horrible ma$turbation problem but really loved God.\n\nI made all that up, just like your question.
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My mother did not believe in genital mutilation, because that's what sheering off 20% of the nerves in the most sensitive area is.\n\nIt's a sick and barbaric practice that has NOTHING to do with health.  YOU HAVE TO CLEAN THE THING, viola, no problem there.  Victorian era prude mothers brought it back into fashion because they didn't want to touch it to clean it.  All you have to do is pull the foreskin back and clean it like the rest of your body.\n\nWe are a biologically developed and evolved species and have that area for a reason!  Even if you don't believe in evolution and believe in some form of creation, than a perfect god wouldn't have botched the perfection of it, would it?\n\nIt doesn't make any ******* sense to go to an infant or any other aged person and sheer off the most sensitive area off of their body.\n\nIt also has to do with Informed Consent--children should not be subject to the whim of their parents to mutilate an area of the body that is not life-threatening!  Prone to infection?  What isn't?!
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Things have to be taken in context.  I agree that the wearing of mixed fabrics and refraining from shellfish are not about morality, they are about sanctity - God set the Jews out to be His people of promise.  The Messiah came through them.  It's not that God didn't have dealings with (and laws for) other nations, but the Jews were bound to certain rituals and stipulations that had more to do with symbolism than with morality.\n\nSin is any transgression against God.  All sins are the same in the sense that any of them separate me from God.  Any of them.  I hope that's what people mean when they say that all sins are equal.  Because, of course, if they were all equal in all ways, they would all carry the same penalty.  Or the same level of consequence.  Under the Old Testament law, some sins carried more weight than others.  Some would get you stoned to death and others required a payment to be made.  \n\nI believe there is also a difference between willful - premeditated - sin and being "over-taken" in sin.  Maybe the difference is in the heart of the person and their willingness to repent.  \n\nAll sin is equal in that it is equally undoable.  Once done, it cannot be undone.  That's why we need a clean slate, and Someone advocating on our behalf.\n\nI believe that everything commanded of us - both to do and not to do - is for our benefit.  I don't claim to know all the pros and cons of homosexuality.   I certainly don't think that homosexuals are somehow in the same mindset as murderers.  I don't hate people for their sexual orientation.  \n\nI still believe that anything we surrender to God, He uses for our ultimate good.  Willingness is the key.  I'm not saying that's easy.  \n\nI also don't believe it's the orientation itself, but the lifestyle that is sinful.  It's the same for those who are unmarried (but sexually active) who are heterosexual.  \n\nSince I believe God's word is Truth, it would be unloving of me to say that I think something is fine, when from what I can see it is condemned.  I'm not going to persecute someone for disagreeing with me, but I'm not going to lie if asked for my understanding either. \n\nThere are many things that would be easier if they weren't in the Bible.  I feel sorrowful for those who oppose the truth (as I understand it).  It isn't anything to gloat about.  I know there are some who feel that that makes me arrogant.  That's not my experience or intention.  It's not me saying I'm better.    \n\nI believe that what is in there is for me to apply to me first. It's not something to bash other people with or impose on others.\n\nThanks for asking your question the way you did.  I hope I haven't offended you - or anyone else for that matter - in my answer.
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ABSOLUTELY NOT! The Bible is clear on this. It's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steffenfrizzel! (that's German for Steve). \nIt's Exodus, not Look at Rex's Ass!\nIt's Deuteronomy, not Do Me Ronnie!\n\nSoon, men will start having sex with machines. Then, the machines will get a taste for gay sex, and this will create a race of cybergays! With metallic fanny packs!\n\nBesides, gay men cannot reproduce, which means that there will be fewer children in future generations to watch my all-time smash hit JINGLE ALL THE WAY!
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Although most circumcised men would never openly admit to it, they are jealous of men who have foreskins. \n\nThey know that their foreskins were removed without their consent when they were (usually) babies and so they try and make EVERYONE suffer the same abuse as they encountered.\n\nBe proud to be normal and intact - the way that nature intended. \n\nThese days there are NO hygenic reasons for circumcision if you bathe at least once a day. There will therefore be no smell. Accusations otherwise are just born out of ignorance. If you consider most of European men, for instance, are uncircumcised, don't you think they would have moved to circumcision en masse long ago if circumcision was the most hygenic and correct thing to do?\n\nAlmost all other reasons for circumcision are now medically treatable and therefore, circumcision is unneccessary.\n\nFor women, an intact penis is DESIGNED to work better that a circumcised one because the foreskin allows for greater movement during sexual intercourse and less lubrication is required.\n\nIt is also better for the man because his glans is soft and sensitive - the glans on circumcised penises gets thick and hard over the years and decreases sensitivity and can even lead to erection problems.\n\nI am writing this as someone who IS circumcised and I am appalled that a fully functional part of me was trimmed off for no real reason and which has, subsequently, given me a less satisfactory sex life than my uncut counterparts.
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Circumcission is a Jewish culture thing that at one time forced upon the people of America. It is no longer forced since it is nothing more than a religious ritual. In fact you must request it now days or a Dr will suggest it . Most jewish doctors insist it is important but it is really not.\n\n  In fact it does destroy the sensitivity of a male. The bible often rebukes it as a religeous cult of the Babylonians which was introduced into Judaism as part of their cult ritual which was later imposed upon the American peoples and now is no longer required. \n\n   Jesus even rebuked the Jews as "those of the circumcission" which implies that it is not required of GOD. It is destruction of the flesh as GOD made it and any religion that practices it is merely a cult that goes against the nature and creation of GOD and implies that GOD is inept in his creation of man. It is not required by GOD nor for any such myth as cleanliness! It is simply a Judeo religeous cult which brings sin to a person because of cutting the flesh of man. It is immoral scripturally and should never be imposed upon a child until that child alone can make that decission for himself. It is mutilation of the body against GODs creation\n\n   It is simply a cult Judeo  religeous practice which the Bible warns us against in Titus 1:3-4 about believe anything that comes from the mouth of a Judaizer and how they will pervert the laws of GOD. If God who created all His creation as perfect and "good" (as stated inthe bible)  , wanted man to be circumsized then man would have been born that way. Circumcission is a cult injection into GODs perfect word and doing so brings sin against man. Circumcission is a biblical mistranslation and illegal interjection into the word of GOD. True Bible scholars know that the bible speaks of it as a cult ritual of the Judaizers and Babylonians, not that of Gods True chosen people.
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Male circumcision is equally mutilation.  Just because it has religious roots it doesn't make it right.  Perhaps it made sense then to have male circumcision but today science has given us the knowledge of personal hygiene so it is completely uncalled for and an abuse of basic human right.\n\nBy the way not all female genital mutilation involves cutting the clitoris.
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Ít was a mark asked by God to be on all of abraham son´s\nwhy? only because it related to the falus which would make more new borns jews so it had to be dedicated to him (also because it was the piece of skin we had to spare other wise we would have to pierce or tatto like other cultures do to mark themselves) it wasn´t to remove no impediment at all\nfor catholics this is no needed because we are baptized which imprints deeper and bloodless
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Circumcision is barbaric. When you are circumcised, you lose up to 70 thousand nerve endings. You also lose a natural protecting cover to the glands of your penis. Over time, proteins build up and de-sensitize your penis to protect it resulting in a leathery feel and appearance. You are left with a scar and tightened skin which can make erections painful.\nMany men who were circumcised at birth - ( they are strapped to a board, the doctor cuts the skin - there is no pain management - and the skin is sold to bio tech companies- It is a BILLION dollar a year industry. The hospitals charge the parents for the "service" - then profit from the spoils) - are now restoring their foreskins. For the better sex and the feeling of intantness. You can go to www.NORM.org for more reason why NOT to do it. \nFact: There is NO valid proven reason why men should be routinely circumcised. Just myth and ignorance.\nWhy would we change something that was designed to be there? Are we really that arrogant/stupid
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Contra Richard, I think there ARE times in Jewish Law when one must choose to break one law to uphold a greater one.  In the case of a law from the Torah versus a rabbinic law, the law from the Torah is always upheld.  In other cases, a rabbi needs to be consulted.\n\nBut in the case you have delineated, I can't see that either of the laws needs to be broken.  However, I do not know much about male "needs" and I guess it is possible that a man can be so driven with desire that he feels he must have some release.  In that case, MY intuition says it would be better for him to pleasure himself than to commit adultery or fornication - because to do the latter means he is involving someone else in his transgression.  But I am not a Rabbi, and I do not know all the nuances of the Laws, so that is why I say to consult a rabbi.
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B"H\nFrom what I've learned of the Jewish concept of angles, they do not have free will.  They work like a vacuume cleaner or a toaster.  They have a job; they do it.\n\nThey also aren't considered to have any flexibility when it comes to performing anything outside of their given task.\n\nFor example, 3 angles came to Avraham: 1 to heal him from his circumcision, 1 to destroy Soddom, and 1 to tell him about the birth of Yitzchak (the angel sent to destroy Soddom did not have the ability to talk to Avraham about Yitzchak any more than a toaster can suck the dirt out of your carpet).\n\nFinally, minor deities are subject to worship, while angels are not to be worshipped at all; and demig-ds are above mankind while angels fall below mankind in status.\n\nAs for "Why does GD need angels?" He doesn't, but SOME method had to be chosen, and that's what He chose.  I would guess that it has to do with modesty/privacy.  According to what I've learned in my studies of Judaism, GD is said to keep all the commandments, and in fact, some of the Jewish commandments (hospitality for example) are derived from the commandment to "walk in the way of GD".  So, just as we are to be modest, GD is modest.  Gd obviously can't wear clothing, so modesty as it relates to Gd is in executing miracles through nature (etc.).
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Firstly circumcision must be performed in the Major Religions... from biggest to smallest: Islam, Christianity, Judaism... They are circumcised due to their religious beliefs, and also for hygiene purposes, you are saying they have big penises... have you 'fukd' all of them? You whore bag