tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823188.post8014493214335620739..comments2023-10-15T02:52:16.227-05:00Comments on Beyond Babylon: CircumcisionDavid Ben-Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271443642557427428noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823188.post-48756030119513797452009-03-23T11:10:00.000-05:002009-03-23T11:10:00.000-05:00It literally doesn't cut it. That's the point. :)W...It literally doesn't cut it. That's the point. :)<BR/><BR/>Why aren't any of the other ancient laws being examined with the same scrutiny? Many American Jews eat shellfish and/or pork. None of them can stone adulterers to death or keep slaves - that's against the current law.<BR/><BR/>How is not circumcising a baby any less Jewish than any of these other lapses (especially knowing the damage it causes)? How is it self-righteous to protect the human rights of your son? As Catholicism is finding out, a religion must adapt to the times and needs of its followers or risk becoming obsolete to them.<BR/><BR/>TDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823188.post-70438884811397712652009-03-22T00:19:00.000-05:002009-03-22T00:19:00.000-05:00It's self-righteous and doesn't cut it (Isaiah 55:...It's self-righteous and doesn't cut it (Isaiah 55:7-9).David Ben-Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271443642557427428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823188.post-63033940199546237902009-03-21T23:13:00.000-05:002009-03-21T23:13:00.000-05:00What do you think about Bris Shalom, a ceremony ma...What do you think about Bris Shalom, a ceremony many Jewish parents are having for their children that includes the prayers and ceremony, but foregoes cutting?<BR/><BR/>jewsagainstcircumcision.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com