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__**Intro**__**:** Religions have their own opinions on everything that they base it on. They do everything differently even matting and reproduction. They value certain things and give more importance to either or. Some celebrate each and every moment of the baby’s first times and some just celebrate birth in strange ways. What do religion approve and disapprove when it comes to matting and reproduction?

** Muslim birth Rites ** "God is great, there is no God but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Come to prayer."

 Muslims immediately start their beliefs as soon as the baby is born. The first words that the baby should hear and they should be whispered in his right ear by his father, the first taste should be something sweet. When the baby is a week old his head gets shaved and the hairs scattered in the holy river. All these are things that they do to the baby. They make everything a big deal and they celebrate the simple things with a wide amount of exaggeration.

** Christianity birth Rites **  "Deliberately causing an abortion is a grave moral wrong" "Human life begins when the woman's egg is fertilized by a male sperm" Christians are strongly against the women getting abortions. It is not the baby's fault and it is one type of murder because that child is developing and it is growing to be a human being. Life starts by reproduction, we didn't grow out from the ground, if more women had abortions then most of us would not be here and the population would die out.

 ** Jehovah's Witness ** Witnesses do not approve of: • masturbation • sex outside marriage • Sex outside marriage includes petting and oral sex. • unnatural sex within marriage • unchaperoned dates • excessive public displays of affection • homosexuality 

The Jehovah witnesses disprove of any sexual intercourse outside of marriage. Their religion makes it seem like its sins if they disobey Gods orders. They are very strict minded and do everything by the rules. They do not approve of anyone that disobeys.

** Jewish ** "Any child born to a Jewish mother is considered a Jew."

Jews automatically assume that as soon as the baby is born then the baby is considered a Jew. The choice is made for them, even though they can not make the decision themselves at such an early stage. The children have to go through life the way that they are taught by their family and take on the role as a Jew. The Jewish religion does not show a lot of open mindedness.

__**Conclusion**__**:** In conclusion, many religions have different approvals on matting and reproduction. Some want to keep it on a strict in-marriage relationship, while some celebrate everything about the child. who made the rituals are usually the founder or creator of the religion and it is set to follow. Religions follow what is put infront of them like a manual instead of being open minded and free to belief in what they think is right and what is best for them and their children.

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