2007-01-24 13:26:13 · 14 answers · asked by anthonyusa3 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Circumcision isn't about religion anymore - its about health. And there are real health issues involved for those who are not circumcised. (I'm a nurse).
2007-01-30 16:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by wd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a boy gives his permission to the circumciser, fine. But if the kid is subjected to surgery which is not medically necessary, done without his informed consent, then his civil rights have been violated.
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Here in the American west most baby boys are now NOT being circumcised in hospitals. In a few years the kids with cut ***** will be in a distinct minority. America is coming to recognize that natural is better, and reject circumcision. The foreskin is a source of sexual pleasure enhancement and it may be that the fanatical campaign to circumcise boys a few years ago is derived from the Puritan heritage of assuming that pleasure is a bad thing.
2007-02-01 02:45:36 · answer #2 · answered by fra59e 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not Catholic. I was circumsized. It was almost a year before I could walk afterwards.
2007-02-01 20:26:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't done a survey at church. . .I don't think the guys would appreciate it. ;-)
However, I remember reading that after the development of the bell clamp in the late 20's or early 30's, circumcision is well over 90% in the United States.
So I'd have to say that the odds are good that it's normal.
2007-01-24 21:41:53 · answer #4 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends more on when and where you where born. My husband is Catholic, and he is circumcised because that was common medical practice in the United States during the 1960s.
2007-01-24 21:36:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It dosn't really matter if you're circumsized or not. I'm told that it's easier to keep clean that way. (I know this cause my little brother had to get circumsized for medical reasons.) I'm a catholic, and so is he, and it dosn't really matter.
2007-01-24 21:34:42 · answer #6 · answered by Dancer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Circumcision became common medical procedure in the USA in the late 1940s. These days it really doesn't mean anything, other than your foreskin was removed when you were a newborn. I really don't think the Holy See has an opinion.
2007-01-24 21:46:24 · answer #7 · answered by link955 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a practice among Jews and Muslims because it was an ancient practice born out of medical ethics.I mean it is a simple hygienic practice and nothing to do with religion.
2007-02-01 16:59:08 · answer #8 · answered by cupid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually now a days it has nothing to do with religion. they highly recommend that you give boys a circumcision at birth because it is easier to keep clean and also at that age they won't remember it.trust me to me it sounds like if i were a guy i would want to be circumcised. i wouldn't want to get an infection down there.
2007-02-01 12:54:51 · answer #9 · answered by ber-ber21 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That part of the body has nothing to do with that religion.
2007-01-24 23:08:12 · answer #10 · answered by Tasha 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋