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To: GeronL; calex59; Mark17

Here:

Newborn dies after reportedly contracting herpes from controversial circumcision ritual

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2855490/posts

March 5, 2012

Fox News

A two-week-old infant died at a Brooklyn hospital in September after contracting herpes through a controversial religious circumcision ritual, the New York Daily News reported.

As part of the ultra-orthodox Jewish circumcision ritual—known as metzitzah b’peh—the rabbi or mohel removes blood from the wound with his mouth.

The brit milah (pronounced bris), otherwise known as circumcision, is a rite of passage in the Jewish faith, though different groups follow different sets of procedures. The Rabbinical Council of America endorses the practice of using a sterile glass tube between the mohel’s mouth and the baby’s wound for the more orthodox metzitzah b’peh procedure. For less conservative Jews, the baby’s skin only comes into contact with surgical tools.


80 posted on 12/09/2012 11:45:46 AM PST by James C. Bennett (An Australian.)
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To: James C. Bennett

That is simply disturbing, another reason to own guns in my opinion


81 posted on 12/09/2012 11:49:21 AM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: James C. Bennett

The NYDN posts overtly-antisemitic stories with great frequency. They are particularly anti-Orthodox. Only liberals take them at face value.


88 posted on 12/09/2012 2:28:01 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: James C. Bennett

BTW, he contracted the viral infection from his MOTHER, who had a cold sore. SHE testified in this and the anti-circumcision nazi’s didn’t listen. They were out to get the moyle.


93 posted on 12/10/2012 8:34:33 PM PST by Marie ("The last time Democrats gloated this hard after a health care victory, they lost 60 House seats.")
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