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Old 03-18-2008, 12:08 PM
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A few I have questions about for clarity. For example:
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____ 14. Forbid initiation rituals such as female circumcision, scarification of the body.
Female circumcision should certainly be forbidden and dismissed, as it fundamentally differs from male circumcision, and is cruel beyond measure. Additionally, any worldview that supports it must contradict the word of the Lord concerning marriage and the gifts of pleasure.

Scarification of the body in certain other ways should not be forbidden by the church. But, scarification must not be done as an official initiation ceremony/rite of the church.

There were only a few like this, but I'm usually unable to complete quizzes like this as the questions aren't precise or nuanced enough. This was put together pretty well.
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