Circumcision

1. Simon peter made a speech to the followers of Jesus that put forth a new spiritual message. They were followers of the new message of Jesus; they were a dedicated and enthusiastic group devoted to communal living who shared everything with each other for the common good. 2. James the Just of Jerusalem was the leader of the new religion in Jerusalem. Paul was the leader of the new religion outside of Jerusalem. 3. Saul was a young Jew, that considered himself the new religions worst enemy. He…

Now this also traces back to the school curriculum. The domestic science lessons teach schoolgirls that sharing razors and knives is risky and using these objects during circumcision is more dangerous than remaining uninitiated. As a response, women who circumcise girls state “Why is it we didn’t have problems like AIDS around when everyone was getting circumcised? … Circumcised girls don’t fornicate.” This shows that being…

victim to this practice and around three million girls will undergo this “procedure” every year. Of all of the countries in the Middle East and Africa that still hold true to this tradition, 95% of girls from those countries have gone through female circumcision. Why is this still happening today? The answer is simply because of religious beliefs. It is required in a few religions around the Middle East and Northeastern Africa. Muslims, Animists, and even a those who practice a religion that is…

During the Crusades the Christians (aka. The Franks) were “to expel the enemies of god.” According the Christians the Holy Land resided in Jerusalem. The current inhabitants of Jerusalem were “the Turks and Arabs.” The Turks and Arabs were primarily Muslim and not Christian. They were seen as a problem to the current Pope. Pope Urban II then gave a speech to the men of Franks. Pope Urban II stated that the people living in the Holy Land were not behaving as if they were living in a Holy Land…

nation the less they will fight against it and simply become part of the empire. Hellenisation slowly eroded Jewish culture. The first adopters were the wealthy and socially meaningful in the cities. Jewish men adopted prosthetics to cover their circumcision and exercised in the nude in gymnasiums. Even the High Priest became Greek and the temple had a pagan altar erected and…

The letter to the Galatians was written by St. Paul to defend the Gospel that he delivered to them in a previous encounter(s), and refute the gospel that the Galatians had received from Jewish Christians. The main issue the Galatians takes on is the relationship between the Law and salvation. Furthermore, Paul takes the opportunity to address those that doubted his apostleship and the authenticity of his message. He spends the first two chapters of the letter defending his apostleship and the…

A man by the name of Antiochus tries to conquer the Jews by destroying the Temple, and sacrificing an unclean animal on the altar in the Holy of Holies. He also outlaws circumcision and possession of Jewish scriptures of death and pain and many other Jewish cultural religions. A man by the name of Matthias asks the people if they are loyal to the traditions of Israel and ask them to upraise against Antiochus. Then a man by…

Throughout years in history, the Jewish people were always alive and strong even though many people tried to suppress them. The Gift of the Jews, a bestselling book written by Thomas Cahill went all the way back to the origins of the Jewish people and why they are important today. The book was a delight and interesting read, from learning about Avraham and his sons to different scriptures. I grew up in a moderately Jewish household. We kept kosher, or tried to at least, have Shabbat dinner, and…

In the book by Joseph M. Williams and Joseph Bizup, entitled, “Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 12th Edition,” the authors provided advice to students on writing basic clarity; summarizing the principles of forming sentence structures that readers can comprehend. The authors approach to help students manage the tedious sentence revisions and organized sources; this allows students to focus on ideas prior to the due date. In In each chapter exercises, the authors illustrate techniques for…

One of my countries of focus is Kenya, because it has the highest rate of female circumcision in the world. This practice is widely condemned as a gross violation of human rights, but it is deeply entrenched in the cultural and religious history of the country’s Kikuyu majority. Somalia also engages in FGM – it is estimated that 95% of…