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~~=== Soviet Union and male circumcision ===~~

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~~The [[Soviet Union]] practiced [[state atheism]].~~

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~~[[Wikipedia]], an online encyclopedia founded by an atheist and agnostic, indicates:~~

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{{Cquote|Before glasnost, according to an article in The Jewish Press, Jewish ritual circumcision was forbidden in the Soviet Union. However, David E. Fishman, professor of Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, states that, whereas the heder and yeshiva, the organs of Jewish education, "were banned by virtue of the law separating church and school, and subjected to tough police and administrative actions," circumcision was not proscribed by law or suppressed by executive measures. Jehoshua A. Gilboa writes that while circumcision was not officially or explicitly banned, pressure was exerted to make it difficult. Mohels in particular were concerned that they could be punished for any health issue that might develop, even if it arose some time after the circumcision.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Circumcision_and_law&oldid=965306904 Circumcision and law], Wikipedia</ref>}}

=== Secular Europe and male circumcision ===

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