Circumcision
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Others<ref>http://www.circinfo.net</ref> defend the practice, as they claim the alleged detriments of the procedure are entirely based on dubious anecdotal evidence and [[woo]], while claiming benefits as to hygiene and disease prevention are beyond reasonable debate. | Others<ref>http://www.circinfo.net</ref> defend the practice, as they claim the alleged detriments of the procedure are entirely based on dubious anecdotal evidence and [[woo]], while claiming benefits as to hygiene and disease prevention are beyond reasonable debate. | ||
| − | + | In the [[United States]], it appears the percentage of newborn males that are circumcised has changed little in the last decade.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6034a4.htm?s_cid=mm6034a4_w</ref> It is virtually non-existent in most other Western nations, except among Jews and Muslims. A much more detailed survey is on Wikipedia, with hundreds of references, of course.<ref>{{wpa|circumcision}}</ref> It totally ''isn't'' genital mutilation because, well, [[Confirmation bias|just because it isn't okay!?]] | |
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Revision as of 15:37, 25 July 2012
Circumcision is a procedure whereby the foreskin of the penis is removed, required of all male Jews due to their religion and generally performed by Muslims. [1] The majority[2] of American males are circumcised though this has more to do with tradition than religious requirement. Some groups[3] regard circumcision as being akin to male genital mutilation, and believe the practice should be ended, often citing perceived decreased sexual pleasure or the lack of consent on the part of the often infant child.
Others[4] defend the practice, as they claim the alleged detriments of the procedure are entirely based on dubious anecdotal evidence and woo, while claiming benefits as to hygiene and disease prevention are beyond reasonable debate.
In the United States, it appears the percentage of newborn males that are circumcised has changed little in the last decade.[5] It is virtually non-existent in most other Western nations, except among Jews and Muslims. A much more detailed survey is on Wikipedia, with hundreds of references, of course.[6] It totally isn't genital mutilation because, well, just because it isn't okay!?
Biblical references
In Judaism, the call for circumcision is first found in Genesis 17; specifically, Genesis 17:10-14, as a covenant (or contract) between God and Abraham, and unto his descendants (e.g., all male children of Israel).[7]
Interestingly, Christians who get circumcised are actually going against the Bible as Paul of Tarsus specifically speaks against it (as synecdoche for the Law of Moses) in Galatians. Galatians 5:6 suggests that Jesus did not care about whether you were cut or not, but Paul's words paint him as suffering from a little butthurt dickhurt.
Female genital mutilation
The procedure sometimes called "female circumcision" involves excision of parts of the female genitalia, usually including but not necessarily limited to the clitoris and the inner labia, the vast majority of which procedures are carried out without the consent of the individual involved.
Footnotes
- ↑ Although not prescribed in the Quran it is a cultural norm for most Muslims.
- ↑ http://www.boystoo.com/history/statistics.htm
- ↑ http://nocirc.org/
- ↑ http://www.circinfo.net
- ↑ http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6034a4.htm?s_cid=mm6034a4_w
- ↑ See the Wikipedia article on circumcision.
- ↑ Somehow, Abraham found this agreeable—apparently the act was a "gateway" into being able to be convinced of the less-reasonable killing of his son, Isaac, later in the same book.