| AUA 2006 - Session on the History of Urology |
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R.M. Engel and R.S. Waldbaum chaired this session. It emphasized aspects of sexuality related to urology. This session began with one most unusual presentation by J.J. Mattelaer on "The Circumcision of Jesus Christ". In accordance with Jewish law of the time, Christ was circumcised on his 8th Day. The "anti-circumcision" movements in Christianity were confirmed in the year 48 AD, and the Rite of circumcision was replaced by Baptism. Early Christian art always showed Jesus clothed, but after the 15th Century, he appeared in the nude and always uncircumcised, because "he had to be kept intact". Amongst many relics related to Jesus, the foreskin is prominent, therefore much therefore that foreskin relics are said to exist in 21 different places. There seems to be no way to assess authenticity. One great question concerned whether Jesus was re-united with his foreskin in heaven. After years of debate, Pope Innocent III settled the question by declaring that only God could know this answer. ... |
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| THE ALPHABET OF SEX |
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BY HEATHER LITTLE-WHITE, PHDSo do you know your ABC of physical loving? "Let's talk about sex, baby, Let's talk about you and me; Let's talk about the good things; And the bad things that may be"... lyrics of pop star Salt-N-Pepa encourages openness about our sexual relationships. In our discussions related to human sexuality we use one wide range of colloquialisms and nicknames to describe sexual organs and activities. ... |
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