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A Case for circumcision

It is my hope that in writing this memo the sprite of Christ will speak through me and enlighten the readers.

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What is circumcision

Circumcision is a procedure that removes the foreskin from the human penis. In the most common form of the operation, the foreskin is extended with forceps, then a circumcision device may be placed, after which the foreskin is excised. Topical or locally injected anesthesia is generally used to reduce pain and physiologic stress. Circumcision is generally electively performed, most commonly done as a form of preventive healthcare, as a religious obligation, or as a cultural practice.

Introduction

I am writing this memo as an exposition of the Church's stand point where it forbids circumcision and to make my understanding of the importance of this practice known to the world in case I pass away.  There are many other denominations of Christianity who take the Bible as the literal word of God which is fundamentally incorrect and does not take into account who put the Bible together and what it's purpose is.  For more information on what the Bible is please research this by studying the teachings of the Orthodox church.

First lets look at things from the stand point of the Jewish tradition.  circumcision's have been practiced for over 3,000 years and is widely regarded as the most important of all religious and spiritual practices.  It started when God instructed Abraham to cut off the end of his penis and if he did his seed would become many nations.  Circumcision is such a huge part of the Jewish culture that according to many experts it is the most important part of what it means to be Jewish.  From my experience spending time with Jewish people, Jews are circumcised white people and the descendants of Abraham who ended up in bondage to the the Arabs of Egypt and gained their freedom through God's help.

What we know is that Jesus is a living Jewish man who is circumcised .  Jesus died on the cross and went to the center of hell and then came back 3 days later and ascended to heaven, then came back eventually and walked with his disciples for 40 days.  But I know him to be back on earth now since I meet him on May 6th of 2024 on the streets in Ithaca New York.  He told me I was a good father to my daughter and thanked me for all I've been doing recently (when he said this an image of this young woman I used to spend time with popped into my head, she is like a daughter to me), I thought that he was a crazy person and thanked him for talking to me.  He said he was glad I thanked him and told me to keep praying to him.  Later on further reflection of the event I came to believe this was the living Christ our Lord.

I'm aware of what the Apostle Paul says in Galatians 5 of the Bible says and I disagree.  There should be no division within the Orthodox church so my goal is to change the church's stance on circumcisions, to allow and even encourage it among it's members and infants.  The followers of the Christ are "The New Israel" which means we should follow the important covenants of the people of Israel in addition to the new and better covenants which Christ brought to us so through him we may have eternal life.

As I mentioned previously, in the Orthodox Christian faith circumcision is forbidden as it is considered an antiquated religious practice.  I say it still has relevance today and should be implemented world wide to everyone as it is better for everyone.  I am going to talk about spiritual practices and the relationship between body and mind. I ask that the reader suspend judgment and take time to ponder my arguments.  I am convinced that if reader approaches my essay with a contemplative mindset all who read it will come to the same conclusion I have.

My own tribulations with the uncircumcised

On the day I was born I like most Americans born in my generation was circumcised it was not a religious ceremony as is done in the Jewish and Muslim traditions but it was done in the name of preventing staff infections and STD's.  The real reason circumcision is so widespread in the United States will be discussed later.  I'm thankful that I had the procedure done to me and if God grants me the favor of having male children they will defiantly be circumcised.  My gratitude for this has not always been there as I will discuss now.

Three years after I was born my parents had another male child, they decided to be new age for this birth and hire a birthing coach or something like that.  She in an evil way strongly opposed the practice and convinced my parents that it was not only unnecessary but barbaric and if they did it they would be monsters.  Unfortunately they listened to this misguided woman.  So my brother did not go through the procedure which I believe is not only important but quintessential to what it means to be an American.

When I was a little boy my Mother, Brother and I were in the bathroom.  I was in the bath tube and my brother had just finished urinating in the toilet.  My Mom decided to take this opportunity to explain to me what a foreskin was and what it meant for my Brother because he had one.  I remember this very vividly.  She told me how every time he urinated someone had to peel back the foreskin and clean the exposed area otherwise an infection could happen.  She tried to get me to look but I did not.  The whole discussion really scared me.

When I was growing up boys would change in front of each other and everyone knew that my brother was uncircumcised and he was constantly ridiculed for it.  He has told me he always felt different and like an outsider.  I am sorry he had to have such a hard childhood because of my parents bad decision making.

Growing up my Brother and I never got along.  From my perspective I was trying to help him through life and he was trying to destroy mine.  I believe he acts this way for a few reasons.  One, as my therapist told me he has penis envy, meaning he is jealous because his penis looks like an ant eater snout and mine does not.  Two he is directing the ridicule and isolation he felt from his peers towards me.  Three he is a afraid of me because I am spiritually lighter then he is.  I will go into more detail of this throughout the essay.

To provide a few specific examples of how my Brother has been difficult (I believe it is solely the result of him having a foreskin).  Once when were very young, my Brother must have been 3, I had a $5 bill which I cherished incorrectly.  He stole it from me when I wasn't looking and hid it on me.  I could tell he did not this not because he wanted it, but because he wanted to see me in pain when I didn't have it.  He was always doing things like this, he would pester me and get me really upset, push me to yell and then he would sit there innocent and watch as my Mom came and punished me.  He has always been out to get me and still is now even though he doesn't realize it.  I have tried thousands of times to enlighten him as to the benefits of being circumcised and how we could finally have a healthy relationship based on mutual love and respect, but he refuses to fix the problem my parents created.  This bothers me to this day.

As I mentioned in the begging of this section I was not always happy about being circumcised.  This incorrect thought started when I read on the internet about the supposed negative side effects of being circumcised.  I was angry with my parents that they did it to me and not to my Brother and I didn't understand why it had been done.  A very good therapist of mine told me when I complained about it to her that often Men want their children to look like them.  This didn't answer my question because obviously my Dad didn't care about that since my Brother is uncut.  I became very vocal about this issue and every time I asked my parents they just dismissed me.  So I brought it up at a family gathering (which I now see as inappropriate).  An male elder in my family told me it is honor Jesus.  This was all the explanation I needed.  Jesus is a circumcised man and we should all be circumcised as well unless the health of the male is an issue.

I am now thankful I have an uncircumcised Brother, although I feel bad for him because of his personal tribulations and for me dealing with him is still a struggle.  I am glad because I can use my experiences and insight to bring this issue to the attention of the world.

The personal benefits of being circumcised and the sacrifice that it is

From my personal self analysis and by comparing myself to my Brother I have came to understand that being uncut is akin to trying to row a boat while having an anchor dragging at the bottom.  Yes it's possible to get to where your going (heaven) but it's much more work.  

The Apostle Paul argues in his epistle to the Galatians chapter 5 that circumcision is a sign of the old covenant that Jesus made with Moses.  I say Jesus because The Son is coeternal with the Father so he also existed at the time of Moses.

I will get more into why I believe strongly that what The Apostle Paul said here was a great heresy and has led to the disunity of The Church from his time until now.

The health benefits of being circumcised

According to the American Medical Association circumcision has been proven to have a significant decrease in the spread of HIV and almost all other sexually transmitted diseases.

Uncircumcised males have a high propensity to staff infections due to the unclean nature of the foreskin.  Uncut men have to peel their foreskin back and clean that area thoroughly every time they urinate or have sex.  This whole act is disgusting and when a human male is young another human has to do it, which is in my opinion; also disgusting.

Circumcision in Judaism and it's still relevant today

As I mentioned in previously circumcision is of paramount importance to the traditions of Judaism, it's importance is second only to the health of male being cut.  

This being said I do not accept the Jewish faith for myself and find many of it's practices irreprehensible.  For example they don't eat pork or shellfish.  Some might argue that this is not a big deal, but it goes in direct contradiction to the teachings of Jesus which say all food is to be eaten.  They don't just not eat it themselves but they teach their children that it is forbidden and they teach to the wider world that eating pork is wrong and bad for people.  To me their whole religion is based on telling me that I shouldn't eat pork this is evidenced in how they force non the non Jewish to cater to their dietary restrictions and serve them separate meals at public events.  To me if they don't want to eat what everyone else is eating they can bring a bagged meal from home or don't attend the event.

This brings me to another point of contention I have with the people who identify as Jewish.  Someone once told me that the people who identify as Jewish will not let you succeed in a public way unless you have a self identified Jew working with you.  To me the whole culture is based on cronyism and a sort of old boys club.  They are able to do this because of their tremendous resources and long history of control over western civilization.  You can see this in how they have a strict refusal to work on Friday afternoon so they can go do their Jewish activities.  They force everyone else to do work without them while expecting everyone else to stay at work while they take off early.  This system they have created allows them to refuse to do anything but practice leisure from Friday around 2pm until Saturday at sun down.  Their are dependent on gentiles to do their work during this time and this has incentivized them to create a system of oppression which pervades their entire culture and keeps the gentiles poor and working to keep them in poverty for their vainglory and political ambitions of creating a political organization of Israel which is no longer relevant.  The new Israel was established by Jesus and any follower of his is part of this covenant.

Circumcision in Japan

In Japan approximately 1% of men are circumcised which is an ancient practice dating back to ancient times.  The people who are circumcised in this country usually do it to themselves because they believe it increases their power.  My belief is that this 1% of people are what has created a cohesive traditional culture which has resisted outside influence and has an almost divine culture which mixes religion, culture, government and nature.  In Japan their national religion of Shintoism still exists and is not at odds with either Buddhism or Christianity.  If 1% of the men can create such a magnificent society imagine what would happen if 100% of the men were circumcised.

Another common practice in Japan which I feel should be mentioned is what happens in the hot springs.  In the hot springs everyone gets naked but the men expose the head of their penis by peeling back the foreskin where it remains on display for everyone to see.  They do this because it is considered extremely disgusting and offensive to present the foreskin for other people to look it.  I agree the foreskin is disgusting.  If circumcision became common place in Japan, men would no longer have to peel their foreskin back because the head would always be on display.

Circumcision in Africa

Many indigenous tribes of African people (The sons of Ham) have practiced circumcision for thousands of years.  Please watch the music video "Evil Boy" by Die-antword.  If a man refuses to get the procedure done he is considered evil

A history of the church and how uncircumcision has caused continuous disunity for the past 1,900 years since the time of the Apostle Paul.

History of circumcision in America

A look at some examples of atrocities committed by uncircumcised Americans

Anti-semitism which ultimately caused the holocaust

Islam and it's practice of circumcision

The Current war in Ukraine was it caused because of the uncircumcised?

in progress please check back

Links

a documentary about how uncircumsion is evil

a Jewish Perspective