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1395422 tn?1308016251

To circumcise?

I'm having a baby boy in June and I'm already finding it very difficult to make the decision to circumcise him. =/ The paper I got from my Dr. said that the benefits and the risks are both too small to swing the vote either way, that the decision is a parental one NOT a medical one. I just don't want to put him through any sort of agonizing pain, what is everyone's take on this? Did you have your son circumcised and do you know how he reacted to it?
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184674 tn?1360860493
I thought about googling it, but I'm at my work computer. So I thought I'd let someone else have the honor of guessing what's under the pope's robes, lol.
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280369 tn?1316702041
Bottom line: some Christians circumcise and some do not. Some Catholics do and some do not. I actually grew up Catholic (no longer Catholic now), and all the boys in our family had it done. Most of my relatives are Catholic and had it done as well. Some of my family are Christians and had it done, but I have Christian friends who don't.  It just depends what you believe and what is right for your family. And I have no clue how one would know if the pope is not circumcised....so I had to google it. lol There are no definite answers.
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184674 tn?1360860493
I'm just curious how one would know the pope is not circumcised...
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1035252 tn?1427227833
Well if we aren't going to generalize, then let's be fair. Some catholics DO circumcise. My father was raised in a Jesuit household (his uncle was a priest, and he attended Jesuit school...so pretty hard-line Catholic) and I know that when my husband and I were talking about whether we would circumcise our son before he was born, my dad interjected "I don't remember when I had it done" so I know he was, lol. AndI know that one of the priests at our local church was circumcised too because my cousin went to him to ask for guidance on whether she should circumcise her son or not and she wanted his opinion on it...remember, priests weren't born priests and sometimes their mommies chose to circumcise too.

anyway, just wanted to point that out. if you want to say we can't generalize about christians in general, which I agree with, we also can't generalize about catholics, of which I am one :-).
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1483631 tn?1319228646
I'm agnostic but grew up catholic, so the religious reasons don't appleal to me, but  catholics don't circumcize, the pope is not circumcized, and there can be no question on how religious or  how much of a 'follower of God' he is. So it's a personal choice, we can't generalize, NOT ALL Christians circumcize, most don't, let's not make it into a religious/ethical dilemma.
85% of world male population is not circumcized, and these stats are probably reversed in the US
the only logical reason for me is that we want our little boys to be like their fathers, I can definitely understand that and that's why I'm not going to circumcize my sons.
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**** Not planning on starting an argument, BUT arent teen boys taught to wear a condom???? IT has nothing to do with circumcision.


In terms of it preventing "aids" and whatnot. Its not a "valid" reason, at all. Also. Dont you think that every girl would check to see hes wearing a condom? Just for the pure fact of STD/pregnancy prevention.
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