Circumcision 'cuts' HIV infection

[avgas]

cut his legs off too, that will reduce the risk of leg cancer.

Yes.
And its gangrene.

and toes for that matter.
Toe nails etc

[Stirts]

Jewish women have the lowest cervical cancer rate in the world.
Coincidence that all jewish men are circumcised

No, In Judaism sex is only allowed after marriage.

I found this little titbit of information regarding Judaism and sex

"Sex should only be experienced in a time of joy (marriage and joy in the same sentence - go figure).
Sex for selfish personal satisfaction, without regard for the partner's pleasure, is wrong and evil. (Isn't that why we get married)
A couple may not have sexual relations while drunk or quarreling. (but that can be the best type of sex)
Sex may never be used as a weapon against a spouse, either by depriving the spouse of sex or by compelling it. (taking all the fun out of sex)
It is a serious offense to use sex (or lack thereof) to punish or manipulate a spouse."

So you see they have far less sex then the rest of us therefore the women are less susceptible to cervical cancer!

[Rogue Rider]

In this day and age, it really is stupid, back in the old testament times it was done principley for the purpose of hygiene. It was also a means through which cultures were differentiated.
Now days, the hygiene side of it is rendered pointless due to cleanliness and medical science developments. I personally believe it a pointless and fruitless act that is totally barbaric. It's a decision I feel an individual should make themselves, just like religion.
I really feel for your poor wee man, can't imaging the torment now, and ridicule for having a sore nob going to school. It makes me cringe at the thought.

[crazyhorse]

The procedure is rarely done these days on newborn babies - except in cases where children are born with foreskins that are too tight, or other reasons that cause problems. Then medically the procedure is performed. Unless you may be able to persuade your doctor to do it - but 99% of them are against it.

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Can you find any doctors these day to even do it at birth. I know when the boys (Grandsons) where born there doctors wouldn't do it anyway.

[Skinon]

If yo dont have a foreskin, then how are you supposed to slap girls on the forehead with it? think about it.... FOREskin FOREhead, you think thats a coincidence?? And also when the missis is sleeping and your not tired and nothin on sky then what do you poke up her nose and in her ear? your finger? HA! extra fun and games is what the foreskin was made for jeeeez

[Forest]

Jewish women have the lowest cervical cancer rate in the world.
Coincidence that all jewish men are circumcised??

Had both my boys done when they were born.

Cervical cancer is spread by a sexually transmitted virus. It has no other known cause.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_p...avirus#Cancers

Congratulations retard. You have mutiliated your sons for no good reason.

http://www.cfpc.ca/cfp/2003/sep/vol4...critical-1.asp

In men with low-risk sexual behaviour and monogamous female partners, circumcision makes no difference to the risk of cervical cancer.

[Slyer]

Worthless statistics used to justify horrific act - yet again.

[Gareth51]

At primary school,out of the whole class there was only one boy who wasn,t circumised
And he was about the only one who couldn,t pee out the toilet window onto the girls outside

[steel001]

"Congratulations retard. You have mutiliated your sons for no good reason."

Mutilated? I'm circumcised and I sure as hell don't feel like I have been mutilated...

Condescending ignorant asshole, it is allowable for someone to have a differing view ...shit what is NZ coming to?

[Thaeos]

"Congratulations retard. You have mutiliated your sons for no good reason."

Mutilated? I'm circumcised and I sure as hell don't feel like I have been mutilated...

Condescending ignorant asshole, it is allowable for someone to have a differing view ...shit what is NZ coming to?

Yea and his differing view is that it's mutliation, Condescending ignorant asshole?

[steel001]

Yea and his differing view is that it's mutliation, Condescending ignorant asshole?

It may be viewed as an inappropriate thing to do, and for that reason no one would force the parents to make the decision. Every parent makes the decision for themselves and their family based on their own beliefs. Shit obviously we disagree but I do agree with healthy debate .

Where I take offence is the use of the word 'mutilation', both my nephews are circumcised and if whoever it may be wants to state that someone in my family by taking action based upon belief 'mutilated' another of my family members... well I hold that they are a condescending ignorant asshole.

[Berries]

Where I take offence is the use of the word 'mutilation', both my nephews are circumcised and if whoever it may be wants to state that someone in my family by taking action based upon belief 'mutilated' another of my family members... well I hold that they are a condescending ignorant asshole.

Mutilation is exactly what this is. What would you call it then ? A little trim ?

I fail to see how any belief considers this an aceptable practice. It is, frankly, mediaeval. Anybody who supports it for non medical reasons needs their head examined, and for those who do it for some cult like religious purposes, well, there is no point even trying to have an argument with such ingrained and offfensive views. How you can link the practice with some all loving entity I do not know.

Mutilated? I'm circumcised and I sure as hell don't feel like I have been mutilated...

Me too and neither do I. But I sure as hell would not inflict that pain on anyone I loved for some spurious reason based on what ? I can't even understand why some of these religious groups don't eat bacon, so chopping the end off the most sensitive part of the body is perhaps a bit beyond me. Maybe I will have to go and watch Saw II again to get in the right frame of mind.

[scracha]

Where I take offence is the use of the word 'mutilation', both my nephews are circumcised and if whoever it may be wants to state that someone in my family by taking action based upon belief 'mutilated' another of my family members... well I hold that they are a condescending ignorant asshole.

Female circumcision is also based upon belief. Are people who speak against it condescending ignorant arseholes too?

[sugilite:Me]

Circumcision under religious grounds is just weird. What are they saying? "Yeah God, thanks for making us in your perfect divine image, but you got one bit wrong, epic fail dude"