i kw that muslim men get circumcised, what the reason for it apart from the fact that relgion says so?
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None.  Penile cancer is almost non-existent.  It is a shame for anyone to do that to their little baby boys.  There is no good reason for it in my eyes.\n\nOur buttholes harbor bacteria as well as our mouths.  Circumcision takes away sensitivity.  Some idiot thought that enjoying sex was evil and voila!  Circumcision.  It actually can take away from size too.\n\nNepesh is right.  Totally!  My Love bug's weenie is always cleanie.  It is beautiful and there is no need to hurt somebody like that.  Let's cut off your clitoris to make you cleaner?  No.  Take a bath/shower everyday and believe me, a good woman will have no problem making love to it.\n\nAll of you that claim that it is dirty or causes my cervical cancerd and what have you are just uneducated.
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Circumcission is a Jewish culture thing that at one time forced upon the people of America. It is no longer forced since it is nothing more than a religious ritual. In fact you must request it now days or a Dr will suggest it . Most jewish doctors insist it is important but it is really not.\n\n  In fact it does destroy the sensitivity of a male. The bible often rebukes it as a religeous cult of the Babylonians which was introduced into Judaism as part of their cult ritual which was later imposed upon the American peoples and now is no longer required. \n\n   Jesus even rebuked the Jews as "those of the circumcission" which implies that it is not required of GOD. It is destruction of the flesh as GOD made it and any religion that practices it is merely a cult that goes against the nature and creation of GOD and implies that GOD is inept in his creation of man. It is not required by GOD nor for any such myth as cleanliness! It is simply a Judeo religeous cult which brings sin to a person because of cutting the flesh of man. It is immoral scripturally and should never be imposed upon a child until that child alone can make that decission for himself. It is mutilation of the body against GODs creation\n\n   It is simply a cult Judeo  religeous practice which the Bible warns us against in Titus 1:3-4 about believe anything that comes from the mouth of a Judaizer and how they will pervert the laws of GOD. If God who created all His creation as perfect and "good" (as stated inthe bible)  , wanted man to be circumsized then man would have been born that way. Circumcission is a cult injection into GODs perfect word and doing so brings sin against man. Circumcission is a biblical mistranslation and illegal interjection into the word of GOD. True Bible scholars know that the bible speaks of it as a cult ritual of the Judaizers and Babylonians, not that of Gods True chosen people.
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Its called circumcision and not only muslims, but nearly all males in the US have it as it prevents several diseases.
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At first i thought not to answer this question , as it seemed stupid and disgracing.\nBut some little kid might come over this page some day and might not get all the perspectives . So here it is :\nThere is no concept of "sin" in Sikhism. But there is a concept of "rehit" or "procedure" and following that Sikhs don't cut "any" of their hair. You see Mother Nature gives us the hair , the more you cut the faster grows and the harder it becomes. So you are caught in a cycle of cutting (because the new hair that comes is sharp at the edges and harder than the older one ) . If you would have noticed the first hair on babies are so soft and they are meant to be like that for ever by mother nature . \n\nI hope that answers the pubic part of the question also.
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Genital mutilation is not a healthy thing in anyones book.\n\nIf you believe in any god... leave your children the way god made them.
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There are many different ways of circumsicion, however in Africa, usually they remove both labias and sew the wound together leaving a small hole near the vagina. This is to assure that they remain virgins until marriage (As it would be easy to see if anyone had penetrated the wound), but they also believe that it promotes fertility in the women. \n\nUnfortunately there are many side effects, sometimes the wound gets infected and the woman dies, or it could cause infertility which may lead to her being rejected later on down the line. It's also extremely painful to have sex, nevertheless it hinders mensturation and urination, both being horribly painful. Fluids get trapped in the wound since obviously it all can't get out, and that too can cause a (perhaps deadly) infection. \n\nThere are other ways of female circumscision, many being much less painful than the ones you *sometimes* see in Africa. (Not all tribes do it, and that form is much rarer) SOME Muslims sometimes circumcise their daughters although the way I just mentioned above has been banned from many countries. Usually they are the Egyptian Muslims that practice this rather than the typical Arab Muslims, however it has become less and less as they see that it has no roots in the Qu'ran. \n\nThe other ways include removing the labias but not sewing it together, removing one labia, or the most popular worldwide: removing the clitoral hood.
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These days there are NO hygenic reasons for circumcision if you bathe at least once a day. There will therefore be no smell. Accusations otherwise are just born out of ignorance. If you consider most of European men, for instance, are uncircumcised, don't you think they would have moved to circumcision en masse long ago if circumcision was the most hygenic and correct thing to do?\n\nAlmost all other reasons for circumcision are now medically treatable and therefore, circumcision is unneccessary.\n\nFor women, an intact penis is DESIGNED to work better that a circumcised one because the foreskin allows for greater movement during sexual intercourse and less lubrication is required.\n\nIt is also better for the man because his glans is soft and sensitive - the glans on circumcised penises gets thick and hard over the years and decreases sensitivity and can even lead to erection problems.\n\nI am writing this as someone who IS circumcised and I am appalled that a fully functional part of me was trimmed off for no real reason and which has, subsequently, given me a less satisfactory sex life than my uncut counterparts.
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Well, I suppose you could say the same thing about circumcision for the males too. There is really no medical justification for it. Just religious/societal beliefs.\n\nI do NOT support this, but know that spiritual beliefs often cause people to do things they wouldn't ordinarily do or do things that are very destructive without realize or admitting it.\n\nThey circumcize females to prevent arousal. To say that females should find joy in fulfilling their womanly duties and giving birth, not through fleshly, sinful sexual stimulation. Just another patriarchal way of keeping women "in line".
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As for AAP0305, that is a fable. In America it is normal that men are circumcised, but here in Europe it's not usual. \nThat doesn't mean that all men here have infections or give the women infections. \nIt's all a matter of personal hygiene, circumcised or not. \n\nI love it when a man is not circumcised. I like it much better when the skin is on. I love to play with it :-) and a circumcised man just is missing something, according to my opinion.\nNo problem, but if you ask me what I like the most, it's definately uncircumcised.\nIf you ask my boyfriend, he will say the same. The thought that that delicate part of him would be missing... he just doesn't want to think about that. He loves his foreskin, it makes everything more sensible and nice.
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In Judaism, circumcision represents the covenant between YHVH and Abraham.  Moses, in not circumcising his son, was reneging on the covenant.
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These days there are NO hygenic reasons for circumcision if you bathe at least once a day. There will therefore be no smell. Accusations otherwise are just born out of ignorance. If you consider most of European men, for instance, are uncircumcised, don't you think they would have moved to circumcision en masse long ago if circumcision was the most hygenic and correct thing to do? \n\nAlmost all other reasons for circumcision are now medically treatable and therefore, circumcision is unneccessary.\n\nFor women, an intact penis is DESIGNED to work better that a circumcised one because the foreskin allows for greater movement during sexual intercourse and less lubrication is required.\n\nIt is also better for the man because his glans is soft and sensitive - the glans on circumcised penises gets thick and hard over the years and decreases sensitivity and can even lead to erection problems.\n\nI am writing this as someone who IS circumcised and I am appalled that a fully functional part of me was trimmed off for no real reason and which has, subsequently, given me a less satisfactory sex life than my uncut counterparts.
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Circumcision is the removal surgically of the foreskin that covers the head of the male penis.
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First of all it's Biblical, it says in the Bible that it should be done.  I think Abraham did it when he was way old as an act to be closer to God.  I dunno somebody correct me if I'm wrong.  And second, men with foreskins get infections.  Not only will he have them but he could very well pass them to his partners.  It's damp and dark under there that's practically screaming bacteria.  My son .. will be circumcised.
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For sure, it is a common practice among Indonesian Moslem men, for religious reasons.\nIt is also practiced (although not as many) among Indonesian men of other religions, for health reasons.
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ANYBODY that thinks an uncircumcised penis is DISGUSTING is UNINFORMED and unfortunately so! There are many disadvantages with circumcision. It's unnecessary and extremely painful, it desensitizes the nerves in the penis, it's not cleaner/healthier, the average man loses an inch off the length of his penis, and run the risk of a botched procedure. Only the USA routinely circumcises children while the remainder of men in the world are intact (85% of men in the world). Does anyone even know why circumcision was started back in the day? only to discourage boys from masturbating. I think anyone who thinks its okay to circumcise a child/man should watch this video at  http://intact.ca/video.html ....as far as intact men go, don't do it...  it's not worth it and unnecessary!!
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Circumcision is barbaric. When you are circumcised, you lose up to 70 thousand nerve endings. You also lose a natural protecting cover to the glands of your penis. Over time, proteins build up and de-sensitize your penis to protect it resulting in a leathery feel and appearance. You are left with a scar and tightened skin which can make erections painful.\nMany men who were circumcised at birth - ( they are strapped to a board, the doctor cuts the skin - there is no pain management - and the skin is sold to bio tech companies- It is a BILLION dollar a year industry. The hospitals charge the parents for the "service" - then profit from the spoils) - are now restoring their foreskins. For the better sex and the feeling of intantness. You can go to www.NORM.org for more reason why NOT to do it. \nFact: There is NO valid proven reason why men should be routinely circumcised. Just myth and ignorance.\nWhy would we change something that was designed to be there? Are we really that arrogant/stupid
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According to What I know of Islam It is to cut temptations of the flesh, but yet they also look down on wemon, Doesn't make much sense to me either. \n  On the man made If you can find the real facts about its founder it is amazing what Mohaumd (I don't know the right spelling of his name) did, and I mean wrongfully in his life.