Enough is Enough

[SueEllen]

My version of paganism is more progressive. We won't be doing any hedgehog bothering, don't want animal rights involved. And will be doing the naked dancing somewhere warm, local leisure centre or the King Dicks pub.

You have to do it in the cold as people's bits are more likely to behave.

[SueEllen]

That would mean banning Jewish halakha courts as well... which could be problematic, unless we finally accept that religion is bulltulip and ban it all for good.

Then we would be like "Communist' Totalitarian regimes. Eventually the government would be over thrown and we would have a civil war....

[xoggoth]

There are proven health benefits from male cicumcision

Crap. It says in that link you posted that the benefits are not great enough to recommend universal newborn circumcision. It states that some infection related problems listed are preventable anyway by good hygiene and using a condom. It lists 5 supposed advantages but also list 5 potential problems. Two of the 5 things it can rectify, phimosis and balanitis, are conditions that can be treated by circumcision if they arise, there's no need to act in advance.

This NHS link says the negative link between STDs and circumcision has been inconclusive and conflicting.
Circumcision in men - NHS Choices

This link says the same. That it is a means of preventing disease have been investigated by national medical organizations and found lacking
which is why no such organization in the world recommends circumcision. It also lists psychological problems that result from it, a loss of
sexual feeling, a possible (not proven) link to erectile dysfunction and it can even reduce enjoyment for women.
How Male Circumcision Harms Women

I am not saying that it may not be necessary in some cases, when a sound medical reason has been confirmed, but in general this is an unjustified mutilation of infants for religious claptrap reasons. Like the inhumane practices of Halal and Kosher slaughtering it need to be banned.

[SueEllen]

Crap. It says in that link you posted that the benefits are not great enough to recommend universal newborn circumcision. It states that some infection related problems listed are preventable anyway by good hygiene and using a condom. It lists 5 supposed advantages but also list 5 potential problems. Two of the 5 "advantages", phimosis and balanitis, are conditions that can be treated by circumcision if they arise, there's no need to act in advance.

This NHS link says the negative link between STDs and circumcision has been inconclusive and conflicting.
Circumcision in men - NHS Choices

This link says the same. That it is a means of preventing disease have been investigated by national medical organizations and found lacking
which is why no such organization in the world recommends circumcision. It also lists psychological problems that result from it, a loss of
sexual feeling, a possible (not proven) link to erectile dysfunction and it can even reduce enjoyment for women.
How Male Circumcision Harms Women

I am not saying that it may not be necessary in some cases, when a sound medical reason has been confirmed, but in general this is an unjustified mutilation of infants for religious claptrap reasons. Like the inhumane practices of Halal and Kosher slaughtering it need to be banned.

You aren't allowed to pick on two religions like that so you have to ban all of them. That will mean forcing Hindus etc to eat beef or all meat which isn't going to go down well.....

Viva la Revolution!

[darmstadt]

Theresa can't ban religion!

Theresa May reveals how her faith in God gives her confidence she is 'doing the right thing' | The Independent

British PM Theresa May Says Faith in God Is Guiding Her on Brexit

God tells Theresa May he’s not touching Brexit with a bargepole

[diseasex]

Theresa can't ban religion!

Theresa May reveals how her faith in God gives her confidence she is 'doing the right thing' | The Independent

British PM Theresa May Says Faith in God Is Guiding Her on Brexit

God tells Theresa May he’s not touching Brexit with a bargepole

Oh my god. *pun intended*

[vetran]

Crap. It says in that link you posted that the benefits are not great enough to recommend universal newborn circumcision. It states that some infection related problems listed are preventable anyway by good hygiene and using a condom. It lists 5 supposed advantages but also list 5 potential problems. Two of the 5 things it can rectify, phimosis and balanitis, are conditions that can be treated by circumcision if they arise, there's no need to act in advance.

This NHS link says the negative link between STDs and circumcision has been inconclusive and conflicting.
Circumcision in men - NHS Choices

This link says the same. That it is a means of preventing disease have been investigated by national medical organizations and found lacking
which is why no such organization in the world recommends circumcision. It also lists psychological problems that result from it, a loss of
sexual feeling, a possible (not proven) link to erectile dysfunction and it can even reduce enjoyment for women.
How Male Circumcision Harms Women

I am not saying that it may not be necessary in some cases, when a sound medical reason has been confirmed, but in general this is an unjustified mutilation of infants for religious claptrap reasons. Like the inhumane practices of Halal and Kosher slaughtering it need to be banned.

Its AssSnob it is talking bollox as usual....

[NotAllThere]

Indeed.

True story. I had to be circumcised as my foreskin couldn't keep up with rest of my ever enlarging penis when I was 12. The doctor said I had to exercise it so it would stretch, but when I tried that in the bath it got stuck behind the head and acted like a cock ring giving me a very painful erection. Eventually I had to shout for my mum who brought some kitchen paper full of ice cubes to calm it down. I still have the scars!

And some physical ones as well, I expect.

My version of paganism is more progressive. We won't be doing any hedgehog bothering, don't want animal rights involved. And will be doing the naked dancing somewhere warm, local leisure centre or the King Dicks pub.

I read that as "The King's Dick pub".

[grabri]

In all of this we should not lose sight of the fact that FGM has much more of an impact on young girls. The practice of mutilation of children by any religion should be banned in any decent society.

[BrilloPad]

In all of this we should not lose sight of the fact that FGM has much more of an impact on young girls. The practice of mutilation of children by any religion should be banned in any decent society.

How dare you repress African culture.