it’s done to children who are obviously incapable of making a commitment to
any belief system at that age) to their deity.
Modern Judaism bears little or no resemblance to historic Judaism. There are
no animal sacrifices for making pleasing smells for YHWY, there is now in
some cases an emphasis on helping others (which is pretty much totally
absent in the Hebrew Bible, where if YHWY is talking about the Hebrew’s
neighbors it’s usually in the context of making sure they and all their
animals all get killed, their unmarried women get taken as booty, and they
lose their land). So surely it’s not too much of an infringement on their
rights to stop a practice which has no proven benefit for the children and
only harms them – for life. They don’t practice many observances recorded
in the Hebrew Bible, but I know that none are at the same level as this
covenant one.
Protection of Children
From the standpoint of a society committed to a rule of law applicable to all
people, which is a greater right to be protected? The right of an innocent
child not to have his or her body mutilated for life, for no provable benefit
other than satiating their parents’ irrational desire? Or the right of the
parents to accommodate themselves to an unrepeated demand about 2,500
to 3,000 years ago, from a deity whose words were conveyed through a
person (Moses) who probably didn’t exist, about a practice with no disclosed
religious benefit other than to show you are a devote of YHWH. If you want
YHWY to know your child is a believer, I suggest you get him a silly hat to
wear, and keep your hands (and the rabbi’s mouth) off his penis. Yes, the
preferred method of circumcision in Jewish practice is to have the rabbi suck
off the cut foreskin and blood – if you don’t believe me, check this out.
So, get motivated! Let’s get some laws passed outlawing this barbaric
practice. Protecting children is a laudable goal, and it’s time that society
protected their interests over the irrational opinions of their parents. The
Hebrew Bible also allowed you to sell your daughters, and we don’t do that
anymore either. This is just another step in the right direction of ensuring
that our children are not treated as property. And if you don’t agree, then
please quote me a price for your daughter….
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