There’s no evidence it’s healthier to be circumcized than not. Circumcision has been falling out of favor in recent years, because, frankly, it is unnecessary mutilation of a baby who can’t give consent.
If only it were that simple. Unfortunately, that museum exists to indoctrinate, and there’s enough ignorance and superstition around to keep it going for quite a long time, I’m afraid.
I can’t help but notice in these debates that the creationists always have a handful of talking points. They’ve been given questions to ask the rest of us about evolution, but rarely does anyone have the heart to ask a creationist to back up the “science” of biblical creationism. Is it because we don’t want to hurt their feelings, or because every creationist argument reduces to “the Bible tells me so”? In either case, treating creationists with kid gloves is dangerous. They’re mobilized, and dedicated to spreading ignorance and lies. They’re not quaint and harmless.
Whew. I’m new here, and was dismayed after reading the first few responses to this article. Thought I was going to be tossed out for being an “evolutionist...”