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"Russell Crowe&amp;apos;s message is clear: circumcision is the enemy.\r\n&amp;quot;Circumcision is barbaric and stupid. Who are you to correct nature?&amp;quot; the Oscar winner  tweeted Thursday. &amp;quot;Is it real that God requires a donation of foreskin? Babies are perfect.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAfter several of his followers tweeted messages of support, the 47-year-old actor reached out to his Jewish friends (including director Eli Roth, 39) to encourage them to reject their long tradition of ceremonial circumcision.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I love my Jewish friends, I love the apples and the honey and the funny little hats, but stop cutting your babies,&amp;quot; he wrote.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I will always stand for the perfection of babies. I will always believe in God, not man&amp;apos;s interpretation of what God requires,&amp;quot; Crowe shared. &amp;quot;Last of it, if you feel it is your right to cut things off your babies please unfollow and f**k off; I&amp;apos;ll take attentive parenting over barbarism.&amp;quot;\r\nEarly Friday morning, Crowe apologized for offending his followers, telling them: &amp;quot;I have a deep and abiding love for all people of all nationalities. I&amp;apos;m very sorry that I have said things on here that have caused distress. My personal beliefs aside I realize that some will interpret this debate as me mocking the rituals and traditions of others. I am very sorry.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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