Germany’s postal service is set to issue a stamp reminding Germans that 2,000 years ago Jesus underwent circumcision as an eight-day-old baby, a ritual religious practice that a German court has ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) A 30-year-old Portland woman who botched a home circumcision of her 3-month-old son has been sentenced to five years of probation. Keemonta Peterson was arrested last April after ...

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The circumcision of Jewish boys is one of the world's oldest rites of passage ceremonies. It is described in Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament, in a passage in which God tells Abraham that ...

We have secularized the ancient Jewish rite—but it is still inescapably religious. The year 1999 brought me one of my most memorable moments. Because my grandson was born at home, hospital ...

The National Association of Evangelicals is joining Jews and Muslims in opposition to the proposed ban on circumcision of male children in San Francisco. “Jews, Muslims, and Christians all trace our ...

(RNS) The National Association of Evangelicals is siding with Jews and Muslims in opposition of a proposed ban on infant male circumcision in San Francisco. “Jews, Muslims, and Christians all trace ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The year 1999 brought me one of my most memorable moments. Because my grandson was born at home, hospital ...