Tag: circumcision
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A few more thoughts about the circumcision debate
I have a few more thoughts about this debate and the arguments raised in the last few days. I am sufficiently cranky this morning and more than a little annoyed at some of the responses I have received to this practice which has become a central part of who Jews are and which has served…
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The Great Foreskin Debate
A debate erupted on Twitter yesterday about a German court ban on infant circumcision last week. This ban affects cultures that practice circumcision, particularly Jews and Muslims. The ruling received a fair amount of support from a number of people on Twitter who expressed views that circumcising an infant is cruel, anachronistic and, in one…
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