[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

You can't equate one with the other. Male circumcision is widely used in a surgical way for heath rather than a religion observance. Most men in the US are circumcised but not for relgiious reasons. It's not like having your clitoris hacked off with a pair of scissors. There's no justification for FGM.

This isn't an anti-Muslim stance from me, it's reasons why people who live in backward countries - like the countries who carry out FGM - don't have much time for the west.

If it were religious observance and not a cultural one then all Muslim countries would practice surely?

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

If it were religious observance and not a cultural one then all Muslim countries would practice surely?

I personally don't really care about nitpicking over whether it's 'cultural' or 'religious'. I'm more concerned that's it's barbaric, horrific, agonising, and life changing.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by jaxie

I personally don't really care about nitpicking over whether it's 'cultural' or 'religious'. I'm more concerned that's it's barbaric, horrific, agonising, and life changing.

It isn't nitpicking the two are worlds apart, but if you don't care then that's your prerogative.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

It isn't nitpicking the two are worlds apart, but if you don't care then that's your prerogative.

Don' know how you can say they are worlds apart when in most cases culture and religion are intrinsically linked. Religious ideology has a significant impact on culture and one can usually be identified by the other.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Don' know how you can say they are worlds apart when in most cases culture and religion are intrinsically linked. Religious ideology has a significant impact on culture and one can usually be identified by the other.

Are you suggesting civilised society can be identified by Christianity then?