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[quote=Anonymous]People who are saying that opposing circumcision is anti-religion here don't get one fundamental thing. "Corrective rape" is actually a religious act in some countries. Do you support the right of someone to do this? Why not? Because you think it is wrong and harmful whereas you think circumcising is not. We disagree. Not on whether or not your religion gives you license to do ANYTHING, but whether or not circumcision is harmful.

So unless you think that your religion literally gives you the right to do ANYTHING to your child, then your "stop being anti-semitic" argument does not hold up. We think you are wrong. Inasmuch as I think people who try to use their religion as a shield for practices I think are wrong or immoral, yes, I'm anti [u]that[/u]. Anti-semitic, though? No.

Where we disagree is whether or not circumcision is truly harmful. If you think it's not harmful at all, then of course you think your religion should protect your ability to do it and others may agree or support you in it. However, if you believe it is wrong, then you don't allow someone's religion to carry the day here.

The person who said do you also have sex through a hole in a sheet was out of line, and clearly was aiming to ridicule orthodox Jews. Having sex through a sheet may or may not be ridiculous, but it's an act between consenting adults. Interfering with that would be inappropriate. However, interfering with one's intent to lop off part of a child's penis due to religious custom or edict is appropriate.

That's why different institutions have argued that there are medical reasons to do this and thus the choice in the procedure should be left up to parents; in order to protect the religious custom, there must be another reason. Otherwise, it's not harmless. Clearly, you're removing a part of a child's body.  [/quote]

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