Why did the ancient Hebrews not allow guys with mangled/missing privates into temple?

I suppose then the Jewish circumcision doesn’t count, since it’s done at 7 days old, so the baby can hardly be said to have ‘willingly’ consented.

I should have clarified the word mutilation. I meant ‘alteration in such a way as to leave the man without testes and/or penis’. Circumcision clearly leaves the patient with a penis (except in exceedingly rare cases when something goes terribly wrong).

Does this include “Wiffleball Bats” on Deuteronomy’s Funniest Home Videos. :dubious:

Especially not good old Joe Goebbels.

If they still had that restriction that could be another use of the nude body scanners they have in airports to check everyone entering the temple.

Several things

#1 Have you read the thread? The ban was not on entrance to the physical Temple but on marriage.

#2 What do you mean ‘if they still had it’? While I’m not sure of the percentage of rabbis who still would not allow such a marriage, I guarantee I can find a bunch.

#3 As the Temple is not supposed to be rebuilt until the messiah comes and brings world peace, scanners would be unnecessary.