Circumcision

Kayley Isaacson I am Paul, an apostle who earned this duty due to my experience with Jesus Christ (1:1). I was sent by the blessed and wonderful Jesus Christ and God the Father who have saved both you and me. To the many churches in Galatia: I cannot believe that you would think to desert the the Lord and turn to a different gospel (1:6). You must avoid false gospels. There are no other gospels, however some of you are getting confused about the gospel of Christ. If someone proclaims a false…

disabilities. In reality, the public need awareness of marginalized children’s limitation and collaborate to improve their situation. Recalling back to Maria’s incidence, Maria’s mother successful rescued her daughter from the ritual after attending the circumcision sensation which opened and transformed her minds. Similar to Kotler and Lee (2009), I believe in the influence of social marketing as one means to sensitize, inform the public, and bring social transformation. Kotler and Lee (2009)…

On a daily basis, we are sent messages that we can have it all. Whether it be on television, social media or in a print article, women are seeing this month’s pinnacle of happiness and health, often resulting in comparing how we measure up, realizing that we just don’t feel adequate in comparison. The unrealistic presentations of perfection by the media impacts women in physical and psychological ways, often resulting in low self-esteem and health risks. Women have been obsessing about…

Many authors have intended to dissect and analyze religions from a single perspective time and time again. While these researchers invariably understand certain aspects about a given religion, they tend to gloss over some of the more controversial and questionable activities that are practiced in other religions. In Creation of the Sacred: Tracks of Biology in Early Religions, Walter Burkert attempts to analyze common threads found in early religions in an attempt to find out the underlying…

2.36 EARLY MARRIAGE The term early marriage began during UN declarations that emphasise young girls should be protected from any form of physical and psychological harm (UNICEF 2001). Early marriage is a cultural practise where Maasai girls as young as thirteen years are offered for marriage usually to men older than them. Low socio-economic status and culture are the motivating factors behind the practice of early marriage (Bunting, 2005) According to the African Union Commission on the…

A CASE OF THE SIBLING FAMILIES IN ZAMBIA: TRAGEDY OR HOPE? Introduction According to the context depicted in the documentary “Their Bother’s Keepers”, the young sibling families that are orphaned by HIV/AIDS are left vulnerable at a young age. The documentary is shot in Chazanga compound in Lusaka Zambia and it shows the harsh realities of how Doris,Paul and their siblings, Benny and his siblings and Lizzie are victims of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The oldest siblings are left to take care of the…

More than 100 million women are being exposed to harmful practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM) (Erskine, 2014, p. 1). FGM affects women physically and psychologically. It only rids women of their freedom and puts fear to many. It is universally known as a breach of human rights of girls and women. FGM is rooted in culture, some believe it is done for religious reasons, however, there is no evidence in religious texts. FGM involves the cutting of a female’s external genitals (World…

Quo Vadis is a film that represents ancient Rome in light of the Christian faith. The picture was released in 1951 starring Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr and Peter Ustinov. The screenplay is an adaptation of the 1896 novel Quo Vadis by author Henryk Sienkiewicz. The title Quo Vadis comes from the Latin phrase “where are you going?”. The story begins in ancient Rome around 64-68 AD during the reign of destructive, and arguably insane, Emperor Nero. The conflict between the Christian faith and the…

where the ballots are delivered to a household. Under such conditions, the head-of-household can 'persuade' those of voting age to vote in a certain way, both eliminating woman's suffrage and their ability to make a change. In other places, female circumcision is still being practiced, and has yet to be stopped for fears of seeming 'racially-intolerant' (Thompson 37). This is unacceptable. We are still seeing this same phobia of sensitivity occurring in these…

it to be used in Jewish rituals. It differs in naming a child by gender. If the child is female, the girl is officially given her name in a synagogue by her father when he takes an Aliyah after birth. Boys are given their name at their ritual circumcisions. It is a custom among Hebrews that they name their son after a recently deceased relative or family member in some cases. The purpose of naming their child after someone deceased is to honor the…