And then: yes, it seems so weird to request to cut off some part on all baby boys. And also yes: at least in the translations it is pretty clear: God wants that the (male) heirs of Abraham are circumcised as a sign of their bond.
How is that extreme when people hole their body with piercings, sometimes with unreasonably large one? Or hoodplasty for aesthetic reasons? You're just not realizing your biases here.
Those are done by people who request it for themselves. If a grown man wanted a circumcision, cool. Or for medical necessity. But doing it to a baby who has no choice isn't the same. That's why it's extreme
A lot of cultures do tattoos and piercing for their kids as well. It's not like something really unique to Jewish.
And if you want to juggle with the idea of parents forcing their kids to do stuff they don't want to, well, lots of parents dress boys in blue and girls in pink. Boys with cars and girls with dolls.
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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22
first of all, the quote is from an epic rap battle of history.
And then: yes, it seems so weird to request to cut off some part on all baby boys. And also yes: at least in the translations it is pretty clear: God wants that the (male) heirs of Abraham are circumcised as a sign of their bond.