Reply #311: muslims circumsize as part of their adolescent coming of age

[sui generis]

it's a rite of manhood, and culturally significant and takes place fairly young. Are we going to make rules or exceptions for religious convictions?

If so, why does religion carry more weight than any other choice? Are you really going to try to interfere with jewish culture this way? Most jewish circumcisions occur in the hospital, not by moyel by the way. Good luck with that.

And what about enforcement? Are you going to have regular penile inspections to see who the violators are? Maybe we'll put that in the Patriot Act and let the president do unauthorized penile inspections of minors.

What would the punishment be? Losing your parental rights for mutilating your child? So that some fundamentalist anti-circumcision busy body can raise your kids with proper weener values?

This is just too much. You people are worse than Gladys Kravitz - and on DU no less! This is like seeing progressives advocate wearing burkas or something.