Cute Molls,

There is no longer any national or international public health authority in the western world which advocates routine circumcision.

Religious and cultural beliefs continue to be powerful motivators for circumcision. Abraham ordered his followers to sacrifice the foreskin as evidence of their covenant (Gen. 17:12), but St. Paul asserted that Christians are freed from ritual circumcision (Gal 5:6). Jews and Muslims have largely continued to follow Abraham's directive. With Muslims, it is not mentioned in the Quran but is regarded as a tradition of the Prophet (hadith) and is customary.

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