It turns out, that the archaic rules and instructions still have very modern applications. Those

All of these laws seem ridiculous to us in today’s world. However, in the Puritan’s day, these laws made complete sense to them. The magistrates who originally wrote these laws, felt as if these were commandments from God.

Male circumcision has long been a debate with decisions based on cultural, ethnic, religious and social preference of the parent. There are both benefits and risks associated with the procedure of male circumcision. The procedure involves the removal of some or, the entire foreskin around the penis. Neonatal circumcision is rising among English speaking countries and it is known now that more than 80% of the male population has been circumcised. (CDC, 2006) This number is rising however; studies show that there is insufficient evidence to recommend neonatal circumcision as a routine decision. (AAP, 2006). Many debates of this procedure relate to the benefits versus the risk and medical costs that the procedure entails. This paper

when the girls and boys are initiated into adulthood through the act of circumcision. After

Islamic, Jewish, West African, the Aborigines of Australia and many other religions and cultures use circumcision as a rite of passage that holds significant meaning. Most preform the act in infancy or early childhood and while some hold it as optional others see it as obligatory and will even make sure to circumcise their deceased before burial. (Darby) In Kenya, boys will wear the razor blade that was used on them around their necks as a sign of “initiation into manhood” (Morris) Some religions, such as Catholicism, have maintained that the act of circumcision is brutal, barbaric and unnecessary.(Wikipedia 1)

The topic of the infant male circumcision is a controversial subject in the United States. This procedure involves a non-reversible surgical procedure that removes the prepuce, commonly called the foreskin, thus exposing the glans of the penis (Blank, et al., 2012). Currently this is considered a cosmetic procedure per surgical standards, and is performed upon the request of the parents of the newborn. The decision to have a circumcision performed is usually based upon personal, cultural, and religious factors. However, the overall view of the impact of the procedure on the newborn infant varies in our country, and has led to two conflicting camps of ideology. The pro-circumcision movement focuses on the potential health benefits gained of a circumcision, and feels it is a necessary procedure. The anti-circumcision movement claims there are no health benefits and that the procedure violates the fundamental human rights of the infant (Collier, 2012). Following extensive research, I have found that there is evidence-based proof that circumcision improves the overall health of the male newborn, with prolonged health benefits into adulthood. Circumcisions provide the health benefits of decreased rates of urinary tract infections(UTIs), reduced transmission of sexually transmitted disease, prevention of phimosis, and improved penile hygiene (Blank, et al., 2012, Marx & Lawton, 2008, Morris, Bailis, & Wiswell, 2014).

In christianity the first step into adult hood is baptism. A baptism usually happened when you are still a baby. The purpose of a baptism is to purify and surrender yourself to god. But this ritual doesn't always happen at birth. Some parents will wait until there son or daughter is older so they can make this decision for them selfs. Judaism has something that is a little unorthodox its called circumcision. Circumcision is a process where they cut off a section of the foreskin. This also usually happens when you are a baby. Genies 17 in the Tanakh has a section where they talk about circumcision. But not all jewish people practice this ritual. It depends on which branch you are.

A few thousand years ago, three sets of laws were composed that show remarkable similarities in their instructions on how to live a moral and righteous life. Although they were written hundreds of miles apart from each other, and in totally different cultures and civilizations, the Edicts of Ashoka, the Bible, and Hammurabi’s Code all elucidate the moral principles of self-control, justice, and abstention from harming living beings.

In the Dark Ages, sanitation was a concept not understood by society. Sanitation is the promotion of hygiene and the process of keeping places free from dirt, infection and disease by removing excess debris. Europeans believed that uncleanliness was next to godliness; bathing and personal health was ignored and became uncommon in homes, villages and towns. Personal hygiene was not a priority during this time. “The only thing that smelled worse than peasants’ clothing in the Middle Ages were their dirty, rotting teeth. People didn’t use toothbrushes or toothpaste” (Allen 8). The attempts to cover the atrocious scent failed, serious measures were taken to smell good by chewing herbs and mixing vinegar and wine to create a mouthwash. Worms became a severe complication and were believed to be the

Many in the world say that the commandments are no longer applicable to our day. I have read many such comments in relations to the issue of marriage and other relationships and other seemingly “old fashioned” beliefs. Many people, it seems, want to live

During the Middle Ages, towns were extremely unsanitary until physicians and people living in the towns began to discover the relationship between dirty towns and the spread of disease. Towns had become covered in human and animal waste, garbage, butchers’ scraps, and manure. Bacteria was constantly being spread because people bathed in, went to the bathroom in, and drank from the same water source. Even if towns had outhouses, they were sometimes built too close to the town’s water supply, causing the human waste to seep through the dirt into the water source. Monasteries were also very filthy places because they took care of sick people who were covered in dirt, fleas, lice, and wore dirty, unwashed clothes. Eventually, there became a basic understanding that cleanliness helped people maintain good health, even though there was no actual scientific proof.

I do and do not support circumcision because in my religion boys have to circumcision and the girls do not have to circumcision. I support circumcision for boys because of my religion that is Islam. If I have a boy I will circumcision. I do not support circumcision for girls because I do not what them to go through pain and also they do not have to circumcision in my religion. According to the website that Muslims believe that removing circumcision makes the penis cleaner.

Especially thousands of years before many of the medical reasoning’s were discovered. Perhaps the best explanation is that their laws were given to them by God! Round

One person in Bible that really stuck out to me as violating the sanctity of life was Cain. Cain was angry with his brother Able because God approved of Able’s offering of a spotless lamb and not his best vegetables. Just like the very first family in the

The main source of this code of purity and virtue is the resurgence of Puritanism in the last decades of 18th century (Methodism and Evangelical movement). There was a revival of the old traditions which were very conservative and especially repressed of any sexual behaviour.

The history of personal hygiene goes back centuries even millenniums. Some cultures performed personal hygiene for religious purposes such as the Hindu’s. They believed that if you did not bath that it was a sin. They were based on ritual purity and were not informed by an understanding of the causes of diseases and their means of transmission. Regular bathing was a trademark of Roman civilization. They constructed elaborate baths in urban areas to serve the public. They baths were like very large swimming pools.