Posted on 04/05/2006 5:19:29 PM PDT by Giant Conservative
Ho boy...we've got a live one here Flo
And Allah worshipping Muslims...Islamofascists...routinely circumcise: so you stand with them on this issue!
You do realize that this is an endorsement of slavery... do you then believe slavery should be endorsed?
I found no mention of circumcision in the Korean or a requirement for it.
About 25% of Muslims are not circumcised and the decision for them is based upon traditions and the the teachings of their various Mullahs, Imams and writings beyond the Koran.
The circumcision or un-circumcision of Muslims has no import or significance to the faith and practices of Christians.
I acknowledge the matter of circumcision is a non critical aspect of the Christian Faith.
Gal 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
I suspect the current attacks on circumcision find their roots in the Attacks by Islamofacists and the Left on the Judeo Christian Alliance and America’s covenant with God.
I also believe that it is those things which differentiate the United States from other nations that place blessings on the United States. Those blessings find their origins in our demonstrated, national faith in God. Of which, as the article states we are the only country (with the exception of Israel) who as a majority practice circumcision, further that the incorporation of that faith into everything from our currency to our laws demonstrates that covenant and the keeping of that faith with God. This relegates circumcision by a majority of American men as yet another small way we demonstrate our faith in God and the old ways and our adherence to the practices of our forefathers in these dark days.
So the only people I stand with are the Majority of my fellow Americans in keeping the Covenants between God and America of which circumcision is but a small matter.
It being such a small matter of choice and faith the majorities actions being of their own freewill.
The question becomes why is it such a significant matter to you? Is it benevolent concern for the “ignorant” American majority?
Wm
The current move away from elective, non-therapeutic circumcision of boys finds its roots in common sense. It is not a liberal issue or a conservative issue. It is a common sense issue.
It is common sense not to cut off a normal, healthy part of a child's body unless there is a compelling reason to do so. There is no compelling reason for non-Jewish or non-Muslim parents to circumcise their sons. Every professional medical organization in the world that has a policy on circumcision says there is no medical indication for infant circumcision. In other words, infant circumcision is not medically necessary. Furthermore the Book of Acts chapter 15 in the New Testament is very clear that circumcision is not a religious requirement for Christian males.
...This relegates circumcision by a majority of American men as yet another small way we demonstrate our faith in God and the old ways and our adherence to the practices of our forefathers in these dark days.
Almost all of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, fought the Revolutionary War, and drafted the Constitution were intact (not circumcised). Until the late 1800's the only American men who were circumcised were Jewish or Muslim. In the late 1800's medical doctors introduced non-religious circumcision because they thought it would keep boys from masturbating.
So the only people I stand with are the Majority of my fellow Americans in keeping the Covenants between God and America of which circumcision is but a small matter.
For the past twenty years the majority of parents in the western states did not circumcise their sons. In 2003 only a third of the boys born in the western states were circumcised at birth. American parents from all political points of view are choosing not to circumcise their sons because there is no compelling reason to do it.
Oh look, a an anti-deluvion Catholic wants to ban a Jewish practice.
And with antediluvian meaning prior to the deluge/flood, your reference is completely nonsensical in view of the fact that the Flood/Noah story is just a myth.
Just like the fictional character "Abraham".
Hardy har.
Jewish men are optimistic... they cut off an inch before they even know what they have...
You have no idea how tired I get of the "The rest of the world" does it this way crap. Who cares how the other nations of the world are doing it, this is America.
Totally biased article.
Not even mentioning the Biblical origin of the practice as the Covenant between God and Abraham and the Jewish People.
When it first came out that circumsized males had a lower chance of being affected by HIv in Africa, the do-gooder NGAs actually lobbied against it because it would hurt the culture. The Africans weren't stupid though, they just took their children to the tribes who circumsized and had them do it for them.
My uncircumsized brother got an infection that they didn't catch and almost died. He lost a kidney and spent months in Walter Reed when he was 12. This was in the early 1950s.
Once again, The USA is on the cutting edge.
Because it makes us human.
I'm an advocate of reality.
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