Circumcision.

[neoteric]

What do you think of circumcision? Some say it's not necessary. I'd also loke to know circumcision is commom around the world. Thanks.

[sft42]

Of course it's not necessary! The foreskin is part of the body and it's removal at a young age is purely for religous reasons and nothing to do with health. Some extreme religons also believe in the removal of the clitoris as well as just mutilating boys they scar girls for life as well. I know some men have to be circumcised later on in life but this is an adult making an adult desicion on his own body.

[ChrisPBacon]

A quarter of the world's population are Muslims who practise circumcision.

[Hippy]

As you will probably know, Jewish people practice ritual mutilation on their young boys on the eighth day from birth. Apart from this, Australia, Japan, America and Canada are regions where circumcision was almost automatic until fairly recently.
In Britain, according to some rather odd research carried out by a mate at University in the 1960s, 15% of males are circumcised, with an increasing rate with age. This was explained as a cultural fashion that has since died out.
Let us hope that this also dies out in those other countries too.

[flirty41]

Circumcision is sometimes performed on babies/young boys for health reasons. Sometimes the foreskin is so tight that it is not possible for the area to be cleaned/kept clean satisfactorily, which can lead to nasty infections, and sometimes when they wee they spray everywhere! Conservative treatment, with anaesthetic creams to help Mum or Dad manipulate and loosen the foreskin, can be tried in cases of mild tightness.

[xyzzyplugh]

in USA circumcision is the norm. Currently about 80% are circumcised. Their 'reason' is hygiene..

[boognish76]

It's genital mutilation.

[Rev.Crowley]

In the majority of males, it's not necessary. Smegma keeps the tip of the penis clean and free from bacteria and the foreskin helps keep smegma in as well as offering protection. As for religious reasons (at least among Jews and Muslims), this comes from the Bible. In the Book of Genesis, God tells Abraham to show his devotion by cutting off his foreskin and demands that all Abe's descendants must do the same if they want to be God's people. Christians later rejected this. In the New Testament, Paul tells us that physical circumcision is purely symbolic and unnecessary and that what God wants is SPIRITUAL circumcision, i.e. cutting out the useless and impure part of the soul.

[david small]

Its an antiquated ritual that express's ones faith, its also mutilation of an infant. Certain circumstances (forgive pun) require it, my own son had to have it done at fifteen. On the whole No, the members not for chopping.

[Bruce Lee]

fountain of knowledge here, well firstly circumcision prevents smegma build up secondly it heightens sexual sensitivity on the tip of the penis oooooohhhhh i was wish i was muslim now lol.