I have 2 sons. My brother has 3. My relatives have many. This means that I've been to a number of circumcisions and know quite a bit first hand. 1. The person doing the job is an expert. I remember one Bris (literally covenant, what a circumcision is in Judaism) where the father was a doctor and he had like a half dozen other doctors there to observe. They never saw it done in a Jewish ritual and they were amazed with it all. 2. The instruments are all clean, sterile, sharp, etc. These aren't some things you pick up anywhere but expensive, top of the line instruments. 3. The child cries more from the cold than from the cut (which takes less than a second). After the cut he's given some wine and bundled up. Anticeptic cream is used while it heals. This is both for the pain and to avoid infection. All in all, it's a big celebration that takes less than a minute for the actual work and is neither scarring (mentally) to the child nor to the participants. On a personal note, I've heard it said that those with foreskin enjoy sex more. Im not sure it IS possible to enjoy it more than I am. Either way, I'm not looking to go back and change it nor do I see it as anything 'bad' or scarring to me.
At 12:40 PM 4/2/02, you wrote: >Eri*K*a, > >I honestly do not know how to respond to this! > >Mikey, help!! > >-Ben > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:35 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: RE: Not getting any (RE: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0)) >> >> >> Ahh, but see, now you are going to open up the whole >> circumcision debate ... >> does that not hurt a small baby, or in some cultures, teenagers? >> >> Not that I promote any of it. Not having children, so don't >> have to make >> that decision myself ... nor am I moving to Africa. :) >> >> Erika >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >>|-----Original Message----- >> >>|From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >>| >> >>|Even if it *were* part of their religion, I don't think >> religions should >> >>|promote things that hurt or maim people. >> >>| >> >>|> -----Original Message----- >> >>|> From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >>|> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:34 AM >> >>|> To: CF-Community >> >>|> Subject: Re: Not getting any (RE: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0)) >> >>|> >> >>|> >> >>|> Actually, from what I have read, it is not part of their >> religion. >> >>|> >> >>|> It is a social custom, adopted and practiced by certain tribe >> >>|> or family groupings, but is not at all required or even >> >>|> supported by their religion. >> >>|> >> >>|> Jerry Johnson >> >>|> >> >>|> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/02/02 12:12PM >>> >> >>|> But what if that clitorectomy is part of ther religion? >> >>|> >> >>|> Todd >> >>|> >> >>|> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>|> From: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>|> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>|> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 12:00 PM >> >>|> Subject: RE: Not getting any (RE: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0)) >> >>|> >> >>|> >> >>|> > I'm also really bothered by the cultures that treat women >> >>|> as property - or >> >>|> > worse. E.g. the African cultures that practice ritual >> mutilation >> >>|> > (clitorectomies) - so not only do ya gotta do it, you can't >> >>|> enjoy it. >> >>|> > >> >>|> > -Ben >> >>|> >> >>|> >> >>|> >> >>| >> > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
