Posted by Amir on 6/23/2009, 8:13 am, in reply to "Re: Paul's Contradictions 3"
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""""If you can demonstrate any connection between the foreskin of the penis and moral behavior, I will be willing to accept your argument.""""
Allah ordered Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to follow the religion of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). When Allah says:
"Then We inspired you: 'Follow the religion of Ibrahim, the upright in Faith'." (16:123)
And part of the religion of Ibrahim is circumcision.
Now let us now come to the health benefits of circumsition:
1.Protection against local infection in the penis, which may result from the presence of the foreskin, causing tightening of the foreskin, which may lead to retention of urine or infections of the glans (tip) of the penis – which require circumcision in order to treat these problems.In chronic cases,the child may be exposed to numerous diseases in the future,the most serious of which is cancer of the penis.
2.Infections of the urethra.Many studies have proven that uncircumcised boys are more exposed to infection of the urethra.In some studies the rate was 39 times more among uncircumcised boys. In other studies the rate was ten times more. Other studies showed that 95% of children who suffered from infections of the urethra were uncircumcised, whereas the rate among circumcised children did not exceed 5%.
3.Protection against cancer of the penis: the studies agree that cancer of the penis is almost non-existent among circumcised men, whereas the rate among uncircumcised men is not insignificant. In the US the rate of penile cancer among circumcised men is zero, whilst among uncircumcised men it is 2.2 in every 100,000 of the uncircumcised population.As most of the inhabitants of the US are circumcised,the cases of this cancer there are between 750 and 1000 per year.If the population were not circumcised,the number of cases would reach 3000.
4.Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Researchers found that the STDs which are transmitted via sexual contact (usually because of fornication/adultery and homosexuality) spread more among those who are not circumcised, especially herpes, soft chancres,syphilis, candida,gonorrhea and genital warts.
Jesus' circumcision was recorded as having been performed in accordance with Torah requirements in Luke 2:21.While he did not make it a must ,he said it was permitted.But Paul clearly denounce this practise and went as far as rejecting it.
God says to Abraham:"Every male among you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.He that is eight days old among you shall be circumcised"
Paul rejected the word of God and that s it.
""""I believe that Jesus had much more important things to do than to worry about the status of people's foreskin."""
Why was he circumcised then?
""""I have no doubt that Paul has been denounced. So has Jesus. So was Mohammad. According to your logic, the fact that a teacher is renounced is reason to reject their teachings. Shall we apply the same logic to Mohammad?""""
Neither Jesus(pbuh) nor the prophet Muhammad(pbuh) can be compared to Paul.His teachings were rejected because of the manner in which he preached.I guess you are unaware of his true colors.And its not me who is saying this but your own historinas and sholars.I suggest you research a bit about Paul and how his teachings were corrupted and very different from Jesus.
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