Do you respect a religious belief that imposes male genital mutilation, AKA male circumcision?

Question

If not, can you still respect the believers right to hold this belief?

The practice generally means removing the foreskin of the penis.

Those who practice this religious ritual are Jews and Muslims.

Answer 1

they do this because men without foreskin have a harder time masturbating,,,,,and they are trying to limit sexual desire in men,,,,


the foreskin allows masturbation without lubrication,,,, easy access....lol..... like men are designed for masturbation,,,,,it is funny that we think god did not do a good job when he designed the body....we have to fix his mistakes right,,,,,,,


that is outright lies..... read up, there are no health (cleanliness) benifits...... that is made up...... or go to school and take a sexuality course........

Answer 2

I find it very difficult to respect any question that suggests that circumcision is synonymous with "male genital mutilation."

Take a look at the definition of mutilation (see sources).

Does circumcision "injure, disfigure, or make imperfect?" Nope. The circumcised penis is generally healthier, more attractive according to many (though this is obviously subjective), and arguably an improvement (ie more perfect).

Does circumcision "deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or other essential part?" Nope. The foreskin is clearly neither a limb nor an essential part, as is evidenced by millions of healthy, contented men.

Answer 3

excellent question. My first thought is yes, I can respect it because in modern times, they give painkillers, and it doesn't bother the boy later on in life. It is traditional, and to judge it is somewhat ethnocentric. Accidents do happen, but they happen when we pierce ears of baby girls. Other painful procedures happen throughout the world and we accept some and reject others that are far worse than male circumcision. Look some up. Female circumcision, for example, is a whole different thing--it is very painful later in life when they take a knife to rip the labia open after having it sewn shut at birth. Also, the practice of giving girls up to priests in temples (see Africa for example), where the priests sexually abuse them.

So I would have to impose my American standards on these cultural practices long before I worry about circumcision. Get rid of these, and then we'll talk.

Answer 4

Mr Baritone
Do you accept a behavior that imposes anal mutilation upon one another and fecal matter and bacteria?
If not, can you still respect the practitioners right to hold the belief
that this is correct because two consenting dummies say it is?

Those who practice this ritual(sodomising each other)are the gay
what do you think of their little rite?

If consenting makes something far more strange and actually dirty "clean" to you, then doesn't consent have the same power in the other? Or are you just a big hypocrite and fraud.

Answer 5

Yes

Christians also often practise it.

It's not scientifically found to be harmful and it can be beneficial, as the sheathed penis requires "religious" hygine to prevent bacterial growth. This means you must pull the skin back and clean it with water, intentionally. Circumcised males don't have to do this process to keep bacteria from forming between the sheath and the organ.

Failure to keep the organ clean can result in all sorts of exterior problems, of which tinea is one potential problem caused by sweat and bacteria.

Cleaning of an uncircumcised organ MUST be done WILLFULL and INTENTIONALLY not just superfically as it can be done with a circumsicion.

Answer 6

Not the same thing at all. It should not be a religious requirement, however.

I gave it a lot of thought before my son was born. I'll be honest; I had an affair with one uncircumcised man in my whole life and that was the deciding factor. I had my son circumcised.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

well just for the uneduicated ones out there like the asker of this question up until about 10-15 years ago most children were circumcised christian muslim atheist or other : ohh and another thing a lot of women actually prefer it that way and feel it is more hygenic

Answer 9

Those who practice the RELIGIOUS ritual are Jews and Muslims. Those who practice it for health, cleanliness and aesthetic reasons are from every race, creed, color and philosophy.

Did you know that getting circumcised reduces your chances of catching HIV in normal heterosexual contact by 75%?

Answer 10

Actually, my father is uncircumcised and he has lots of trouble with infection because of it. Most babies in the US are circumcised not for religious reason but because it is healthier in the long run.

Answer 11

Well yes, my family are Orthodox Jews, & I respect them even though I'm an atheist.