if they had to do it themselves.  why do people intentionally mutilate their baby children to satisfy some ancient superstition
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dude thats like you trying to circumcise your dog. \n\nIt's like saying is that silent fart more powerful than that one guys bowl of chili fart?. \n\nA wrong question to ask in politics id say!. \n\nBesides people arent surgeons!. not everyone is come on. would you want me to take your tonsils out?. no I didnt think so. Let alone an operation like that. Thats why there is doctors. and foreskin removal should not be done by those that cant even use their turn signal correctly!.
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No, it's not done over here unless requested on religious or medical grounds. Jews and Muslim have it done but most babies do not
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some kill because they have perverted the Word by misinterpereting it.  in the old testament, David, for example, would kill to rid the world of evil that had become interwoven into he fabrics of a certain race.  He would kill to purge.  this is a very serious calling, however, and probably will not be used in today's context.  only God Himself can ask a man to do this, and that man would be given the means to do so without breaking any of God's laws. (remember, the commandment said not to "murder", not "kill")  God will rarely tell one of His children to kill under the new covenant; He would rather see them saved, since now it is possible for all men to come to Him.  \n\nreally, for the most part, today people kill in the name of God because they have misread or misinterpereted the Scripture, and are extremists anway.  (ie. hitler)\nvery perverse people reside in this world.
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circumcision should be performed only on a willing adult not a\nhelpless newborn. this practice is barbaric
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I'm against it. There is no benefit, and once its gone you can't get it back. So if you are considering it, read up about it, check out views from doctors and women who have been through it. In some cultures they not only cut the clitoris the sew up the Virgina leaving a very small gap for menstruation and urine and when they get these women married guess what? The man forces himself through those stitches. Other cultures use the same blade and these women end up contracting diseases like AIDS. It's an evil act and it should be banned.
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I just watched a movie about circumsizing in one of my college classes. There is NO purpose for it, and after watching the movie, I will NEVER do that to my child, nor will i recommend it. According to the movie, most cultures circumsize boys to "prevent them playing with themselves" which obviously does not work. I listed the movie below if you want to try to find it.
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They prefer a bigger one. They prefer a tight one. Not only they like the look of it, but they also like the thought that the foreskin was mutilated. I already investigated all of that, that is why I know.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe “medical” reasons for circumcision are for Doctors to make MONEY!!!\nCircumcision is “nothing” compared to other much more terrible things that people do for MONEY, when MONEY is involved EVERYRHING is possible, MONEY is the priority not moral values, not ethics, not health, not wrong or right, not even human life, etc. People are selfish by nature. And that is soooo sad. $$$CASH$$$\n\nSimply does not matter if circumcision has advantages or not; he has the right to his body to be intact, and that overrides everything else. And btw it only has disadvantages, see below.\n\nMOTHERS, the feelings of mothers who observed the circumcision of their babies. Go here if you have the courage:\nhttp://www.circumcision.org/mothers.htm\nThey do not remember the pain when they grow up, but I wonder what kind of neurological/emotional damage it does to inflict such severe pain to such a young one!\n\nIn the US circumcision started to stop boys from masturbating; they will take much longer to reach the orgasm, and the orgasm will not be as intense, but that will not stop them.\nNowadays the “medical” reasons to circumcision are for Doctors to make MONEY!!!\n\nRELIGION--If God intended boys to not have "skin" He would have made them so.\nAlso, if you examine the bible, lest just say that is full of terrible things that are considered very illegal nowadays, and many of those terrible things are AGAINST WOMEN. Women, how would you like it if those things get legalized?\nhttp://www.nocirc.org/religion/\n\nHYGIENE--Use a new invention, soap and water!!! Women produce much more “smegma”, all kinds of discharges, wetness, and smells; because of physiologic and anatomical reasons, and how would you feel if they cut your vulva lips??? Women, why don’t you answer my question, are you afraid? Women are more likely to get urinary tract infections and no one suggests we surgically alter them at birth to reduce the risks! Just one of many double standards and laws that always treat men worse.\n\nMEDICAL REASONS--No medical reasons. It is not a birth defect! A extremely small chance of a complication do not justify the removal of the foreskin, if so, why don't we remove the tonsils and the appendix when a child is born, and the chance of complications of the tonsils and the appendix is much greater. And what is even greater is the chance of breast cancer so the best thing to do is to remove the breast glands of young girls or at least remove them at the first sign of trouble without trying any alternative treatments first in order to preserve the breast(women, how do you like it now?). And for infections of all the organs, including female organs, use a new invention called antibiotics. Talking about complications, in fact many baby boys die each year from circumcision and related complications.\nEVEN if “TRUE phimosis” occurs, instead of chopping it off like barbarians!, use Conservative Treatments like:   \n-Topical Medication(non-traumatic and non-destructive)\n-Dilation and Stretching(non-traumatic and non-destructive)\n-Combination treatment(non-traumatic and non-destructive)\n-Preputioplasty is the medical term for plastic surgery of the prepuce or foreskin(many methods).\nIf you want more detail on Conservative Treatments, go here:\nhttp://www.cirp.org/library/treatment/phimosis/\nhttp://www.circinfo.org/alternatives.html\nThe foreskin can still be tight even after puberty, and it is natural, not TRUE phimosis.\nAnd now they invented a new reason to make money, the risk of STD in uncircumcised men. Well actually uncircumcised men have more protection, but in practical terms that protection means nothing, because circumcised or not, if you have sex without protection and your partner have an STD
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Well dude the circumcision practise started in the US due to religious and moral beliefs of people in the 40s and beyond. They said that one of the main benefits of circumcision was that it prevented or to reduce the chance of masturbation in boys (because its a sin). Circumcision has increased in the US to where doctors automatically circumcise babies with out parental consent...and most doctors just do it because it was done to them and its a common thing to do to newborns. Its a practise that should not be continued due to the damage and pain it causes to the baby. Plus intact penises are more sensitive to stimulation, and not everyone gets the "cheese" i've seen a few girls ive been with, that had more "cheese" than I have ever had in my life!
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whoo, thats a doozee of a question. im sure that if a set of conjoined twins could be surgically separated, theyd do it, and send the killer to jail. if not, idk.
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Modern American law spends a LOT of time dancing on the head of a pin. There's legal killing, and then there's murder. The girl committed murder. And while the abortionist did essentially the same thing, our society has window-dressed it so that the child is not 'legally' a 'person' until the head pops out. Which is why they are so careful to make sure that doesn't happen. \n\nIt's all just sophistry, and it's not going to fool God. These people WILL answer for their crimes, eventually.
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Its not religious duty.\n\nSomewhere somehow some idiot with influence found a way of making quick money (by selling their kids) by exploiting the old customs of bride bringing home some stuff from parents (vaguely put) - others followed suit
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The word it circumsized.  Many dontors now consider it a useless operation.  It is also a very painful one for a baby.  As long as an uncircumsized man keeps himself clean, there is no reason for the operation.
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The answer you are looking for is evident by the way you posed the question.  It seems you want people to say that they would kill their own child.\n\nBUT, for me and my family, it is not a matter of the physical pain we may experience in this life.  It is a matter of what God wants.  He created us, and He could heal us, but even if He doesn't we will continue to praise His name.
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Look at the bright side.\n\nAt least they are in heaven.\n\nOk. \n\nGod allowed such killing because its a consequence of their own acts. In accordance to free will.\n\nAsking the "why" dosent change anything.\n\nEven today, children die in many ways regardless of wether we know "why" or NOT.\n\nNO other religion too can explain why children die of murder, disastors, etc for certain. Thus, lets judge the "why" after we see the "whole picture" in the afterlife.\n\nI assure you, there, you wont be feeling "why" any more.\n\nWe can ask God one day.
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My husband is circ'd but we decided to leave our son uncut...\n\nThe health reasons are bogus:  should we cut off our daughter's labia because she might get yeast infections, and it's be "cleaner"?  No way!  That's barbaric genital mutilation!  But it's ok for sons?!?\n\nAlso, roughly 40% of boys born these days are left uncut... so the "locker room" argument is also B.S.\n\nWhy hurt a baby?!?
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First of all it's Biblical, it says in the Bible that it should be done.  I think Abraham did it when he was way old as an act to be closer to God.  I dunno somebody correct me if I'm wrong.  And second, men with foreskins get infections.  Not only will he have them but he could very well pass them to his partners.  It's damp and dark under there that's practically screaming bacteria.  My son .. will be circumcised.
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No, you neice is incorrect. In the olden days (back in the 1600 and earlier) Some people would stick spider webs and cloths on themselves just like bandaids, only more primitive.