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Originally Posted by Livia
So now I'm not a proper Jew in your eyes, and you feel your Wiki-knowledge of my religion allows you to make that call? You feel I'm not a Jew because my thinking isn't 5,000 years out of date? I am a Jew by birth, and I choose to follow the religion. I choose to. I was allowed to decide for myself whether or not I follow the religion by parents who were forward thinking and believed the choice was mine to make with no pressure.
You regard male circumcision as mutilation, that's your opinion. I don't know any Jewish boys who feel they have been mutilated. If I ever do, I'll pass on your concerns. And if that's the crusade you're choosing, I'm kind of surprised you haven't found something else to shout about that's more worth the shouting.
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I mostly agree with your sentiments, although there is a caveat. You claimed that your parents allowed you to choose whether you followed the religion of your heritage, which is extremely admirable position to take by your folks. However, circumcision of children is most definitely an immoral thing to do.
When those children reach adulthood, then they should get the choice of whether they wish to have some of their penis removed. If they do, then there is no issue.
The children may not feel mutilated because they don't know any different, it happened when they were too young to remember, and a penis is a penis as soon as you notice it.
24-01-2012, 10:01 AM
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