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Category Archives: Circumcision
Who Does South Korea Have A High Rate Of Circumcision?
Because they are such an imitative society, they even copied the practice of the American doctors who came over during the Korean War and then they made those American practices aka Jewish practices standard. Wikipedia: Virtually no circumcision was performed … Continue reading
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Jews, Gentiles & Circumcision
A Jew challenged me this week: “I fear that only when gentiles find the strength to forbid male circumcision like they forbid even the mildest forms of FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) will they find the strength to stand up to … Continue reading
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The Secular Case For & Against Circumcision
As an Orthodox Jew, I take circumcision for Jews for granted and I have a kneejerk assumption that everything we Orthodox Jews do is good for everyone. What’s good for the Jews is good for the goyim right? From the … Continue reading
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The Fight Against Circumcision
Circumcision is central to my religion but I see nothing sinister in people who oppose it. They have strong arguments too. Different groups have different interests. The same holds for those who oppose kosher slaughtering of animals. They see it … Continue reading
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Now every goy with money will know! This is terrible!
Jews don’t look good here. What can we do to distract the goyim from investigating this matter? I think we should. Maybe offer some pay per view boxing matches? New tv shows? Or maybe this is too big an issue … Continue reading
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Good For The Jews?
Gawker: “Between 2000 and 2014, the Health Department found 16 confirmed cases of herpes in infant boys after circumcisions that had probably involved direct oral contact. Two of those boys died.” “Mayor Bill de Blasio has reached an agreement with … Continue reading
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U.S. Will Spend $24.5M to Circumcise Men in Swaziland
GM posts: “I think there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases is mitigated by circumcision. When I was born and when our children were born male circumcision was quite normal, basically as a health … Continue reading
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Circumcision Is The Easiest Example To See How Jews Have Affected Your Life
Why are most non-Jewish babies in the United States circumcised? Because a large number of doctors and hospitals and medical elites are Jewish. Circumcision is rare in Europe and people are fine. They’re not dying on the streets because they’re … Continue reading
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Yisroel Pensack: New York City Board of Health Vote Scheduled Today on Requiring Informed Consent for Direct Oral-Genital Suction During Infant Circumcision
The New York Times reports: …part of the circumcision ritual, known in Hebrew as metzitzah b’peh [direct oral-genital suction], … is still commonplace in parts of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community but is rare in other branches of Judaism. The city estimates … Continue reading
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This Story’s For Me
Yehuda emails: Luke, This story is for you. 1. It is about something in California. 2. The girl is a blonde. 3. It’s about male members. 4. It involves an Orthodox shul. 5. Someone gets kicked out of said Orthodox … Continue reading
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Tagged amir taheri, california 2, circumcision, Dennis Prager, guardian, male members, orthodox shul, secondary literature, steinfeld, ucla daily bruin
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