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"Russell Crowe has spoken out against the process of circumcision, deeming it &amp;quot;barbaric&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;stupid&amp;quot;. The Robin Hood actor took to Twitter to express his disapproval of the process, which he feels is attempting to &amp;quot;correct nature&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;Circumcision is barbaric and stupid. Who are you to correct nature? Is it real that God requires a donation of foreskin? Babies are perfect,&amp;quot; he posted. &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;I will always stand for the perfection of babies. I will always believe in God, not man&amp;#039;s interpretation of what God requires. Last of it, if you feel it is your right to cut things off your babies please unfollow and f**k off; I&amp;#039;ll take attentive parenting over barbarism.&amp;quot; However, Crowe deleted the offensive posts on Friday morning after drawing considerable criticism, later writing: &amp;quot;I have a deep and abiding love for all people of all nationalities. I&amp;#039;m very sorry that I have said things on here that have caused distress.  &amp;quot;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; Crowe recently fulfilled his promise to teach a special acting workshop to students at Durham University. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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