Mutilation The World Health Organization on February 2013 estimated that‚ “Worldwide‚ female genital mutilation affects up to 140 million women and girls in varying degrees of severity” (“par”). Female Genital Mutilation also called Female Genital Circumcision includes the excision of the clitoris and the labia minora for non-medical reasons. It is usually performed on girls between the ages of four and ten. However‚ it can also occur at birth‚ at the time of puberty‚ when the female marries or at time
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Rites of Passage Although there are many different types of rites of passage they differ in many ways‚ some much more extreme than the others. There are so many different cultures that have a ton of different ways of expressing rites of passage. The three different cultures that will be discussed are the United States of America‚ Malaysian‚ and Balinese adolescents. Some of the things that will be discussed are the different forms of rites of passage‚ the different ages that they
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freedom by turning to God when they first did not know him‚ but he is concerned that they will turn back to what they once believed which he states as “weak and miserable” (Galatians 4:9). He addresses issues such as circumcision and acts of the flesh (Galatians 5; 5:13-26). Circumcision is a sign of obligating to the whole law which has been idolized as what must be done to be in a covenant with God. The law also has no redeeming power‚ but it has brought a curse upon the disobedient‚ from which Christ
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persons connection with God. There are two other important rituals involved in the initiation rites‚ these are Brit Milah and Brit Habat. Brit Milah is the male circumcision ceremony performed on the eighth day of a Jewish infants life‚ performed by a mohel (circumciser) at the synagogues morning service in a separate room‚ circumcision shows the males partnership with God. Brit Habat also know as Seved Habat is the celebration of a baby girl‚ Brit Halal is undertaken at this ceremony‚ Brit Halal
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Christianity REL/134 February 6‚ 2013 Roy Whitaker Christianity After Jesus’ death‚ and the destruction of the Temple in 70 C.E.‚ the Jewish-Christian Church weakened to the point that it all but disappeared over the next 100 years. According to the text (Malloy 2010) the non-Jewish‚ Greek speaking branch of early Christianity‚ led by Paul and others like him spread the word throughout the Roman Empire. Paul’s efforts to spread his beliefs about Jesus signaled a turning point in Christianity
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Infant Baptism Nathan Froehlich Azusa Pacific University Infant Baptism Infant baptism has been a deciding theological issue for present denominations and has caused divisions in the church. Salvation and baptism go hand-in-hand in the Christian faith and its importance is evident. So should infants be baptized? I am faced with an important decision by my Presbyterian pastor as he encourages me to baptize my adopted infant. Given my Baptist background I would respond to my pastor with a polite
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The Makonde people‚ who inhabit the secluded Mueda Plateau in northern Mozambique and live along the Lukuledi River in Southeast Tanzania‚ apply their expertise in art to different distinct masks that symbolize a multitude of traditions (Bortolot 9). Commonly made of wood‚ pigment‚ and hair‚ these masks are the foundation to hard work‚ courage‚ and fortitude‚ all characteristics a man and woman entering the adult society should acquire. Through initiations and rituals‚ young men and women become
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Popular Culture and Post Colonialism in Kenya Popular culture as manifested in the book “The River Between” by Ngugi Wa Thiongo depicts the collision between Africans and European ideologies and ways of life in colonial Kenyan society thus telling us more about the foundations of contemporary post colonial Kenya. According to Jessie McKinney‚ Popular culture is the shared knowledge‚ beliefs and practices by a specific group that is especially as a result of Western culture that reflects and
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Good without God Christopher Hitchens‚ a British-American writer and journalist once said‚ “Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it” (Quotes About). Human decency comes from the morals that people learn. There are good and bad morals‚ but human decency can only be established through good morals. One of the most influential yet controversial ways morals can be learned is through religion. Other ways it could be learned is through older generations‚ life experiences‚ and through
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2. "Asian Stereotypes." October 30‚ 2005 3. Burningham‚ Sally. "Focus on Asian Women." November 4‚ 2005. 4. Daff‚ Marieme 5. "Islam 101." December‚ 1992. The Muslim Population in the United States. October 24‚ 2005. 6. "Islamic Law on Female Circumcision" October 25‚ 2005 8. Kaleem‚ Ata Ullah. "Marriage in Islam." November‚ 1992. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. October 24‚ 2005. 9. "Latino and Asian American Roles Drop in Network Television" December 16‚ 2004 10. Mattar‚ Carol. "Conference Looks at
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