Circumcision

Reason for social worker’s involvement and client presenting issue: As an intake and support worker in the Western Region Community Health Centre, I facilitated Fatima’s initial assessment in a face-to-face contact interview. Fatima met with me on Thursday the 12th of May to discuss her current situation. Fatima is a mother of three children, to Hannah who is seven years old, Martha five and Salina who is three. Fatima explained that her and her husband, Jamal, arrived in Australia three years…

And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith” after Peters statement the came to the conclusion that circumcision was not a requirement to receive the holy spirit or salvation. The church then made a decree that states Gentile Christians are “to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and…

Architecture Despite many modern inventions, and the mastery of materials such as steel, concrete, power glue etc., the achievements of Ancient Egypt remain unsurpassed. In many ancient civilisations such as the Egyptians' and Mesopotamians' architecture and urbanism reflected the constant engagement with the divine and the supernatural (Wikipedia). Somehow highly sophisticated craftsmanship developed over not much more than a hundred years, starting in the 3rd dynasty. Several design elements…

comparison of infant baptism and circumcision results in misuse and not comprehending Scripture. Infant baptism was covenantal for Calvin and since there were a lot of other doctrines of Scripture, to oppose the sacrament signified that other central truths were in peril as well. Baptism is an expression of the stability of the covenant and God. Infants are still included within the covenant, as well as the expression of not continuing the covenant since circumcision has ended and has been…

Introduction Paul, Philippi, and the passage in Philippians chapter 3 all include unique aspects. Paul Born in the city of Tarsus, had the privilege of being born a roman citizen as well as being from a devoutly Jewish family. Paul a zealous Jew, obtained permission from the chief priest to persecute early Christians. On his way to Damascus he was blinded by God and converted to faith in Jesus Christ; because of this, he became a leader in the early church. The city of Philippi is a Roman city…

Marino Caracciolo “Keep me safe, O God, in you I take refuge.” St Francis of Assisi was born on September 26, 1182 in Assisi, Italy. He was born into a very rich family. He was spoiled and his parents didn’t discipline him. As a result of his free reign, he became a troubled child where he drank at a very early age, he partied, and was very rebellious. His parents didn’t seem to think that the way Francis was acting at a young age was a bad thing and didn’t think to reprimand him. He was…

would have to be an example for the Jewish people of good behavior and holiness not only to the Jews but also to the rest of the world. It was important that he would set a good example for the world. Baby Jewish boys are given their name at their circumcision it…

Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in a small town called Mvezo which is located in the continent of South Africa.(pages 1-5) When Nelson was around 16 years old, he had to generate into the African traditional circumcision to show his new sign of becoming a man. An uncircumcised man couldn’t receive any of their father’s wealth or better yet money, they couldn’t marry at tribal rituals or even take the lead at any traditional rituals. The traditional rituals in South Africa which I heard…

Aboriginal people are regarded as the native people of Australia and are the minority community in the country; however, they have been marginalised since the colonial era. While as there is no particular definition of culture, culture could be defined as “the way of life of a group of people or society” (Bond and Brough, 2004). The aboriginal culture has never been understood and since colonialism it has been regards as backward and related to genetic disadvantage. This attitude has led to wide…

Teenage rebellion is very common, usually lasting between the ages thirteen to early twenties. And like most teens, Muthoni rebelled against her parent's wishes by getting circumcised. Muthoni ended up dying from this mutinous act, causing a huge division between the two neighboring villages and their religions, Christianity and traditional Kenyan tribal beliefs. As a Christian leader, the new division left Joshua no other choice but for him to disown Muthoni. This decision to disown his…