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==Use of Ban to harm the Hebrew People==

==Use of Ban to harm the Hebrew People==

Thoughout history cultures and societies that have sought to hurt Jews have attacked circumcision. Ancient [[Greeks]] enacted a ban when Jews started gaining influence in the area. [[King Antiochus IV]] of [[Syria]], the occupying power of [[Judea]] in 170 BC, outlawed circumcision on penalty of death.  [[Roman emperor Hadrian]] issued a decree banning circumcision in the empire. [[Antoninus Pius]] permitted Jews to circumcise their own sons. However, he forbade the circumcision of non-Jews that were either foreign-slaves or non-Jewish members of the household, contrary to [[Genesis]] 17:12. He also made it illegal for a man to convert to [[Judaism]]. Antoninus Pius exempted the Egyptian priesthood from the otherwise universal ban on circumcision.

Throughout history cultures and societies that have sought to hurt Jews have attacked circumcision. Ancient [[Greeks]] enacted a ban when Jews started gaining influence in the area. [[King Antiochus IV]] of [[Syria]], the occupying power of [[Judea]] in 170 BC, outlawed circumcision on penalty of death.  [[Roman emperor Hadrian]] issued a decree banning circumcision in the empire. [[Antoninus Pius]] permitted Jews to circumcise their own sons. However, he forbade the circumcision of non-Jews that were either foreign-slaves or non-Jewish members of the household, contrary to [[Genesis]] 17:12. He also made it illegal for a man to convert to [[Judaism]]. Antoninus Pius exempted the Egyptian priesthood from the otherwise universal ban on circumcision.

[[Nazi Germany]] and [[Soviet Russia]] were the major modern nations to ban circumcision, as well as on and off during the rule of the  [[Russia]]n [[tsar]]s.

[[Nazi Germany]] and [[Soviet Russia]] were the major modern nations to ban circumcision, as well as on and off during the rule of the  [[Russia]]n [[tsar]]s.