Do Christian Americans get circumcised too?!
Question:
Do Christian Americans get circumcised too?
I was wondering if its only Jewish Americans that get circumcised, but what about the Christian ones?
Answers:
Some do, some don't. In Christianity it isn't required, and it's spoken of harshly in the Bible. The Catholic Church even condemned circumcision. Even some Jews aren't doing it anymore (see groups like Jews Against Circumcision and such)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/circumcisio...
Otherwise, it's mainly a declining surgery. The USA is the last advanced nation doing it. It was as popular as 90% in the 1960s and now it's as low as 20% in California. As new studies have confirmed that circumcision reduces sensitivity and such, I suspect it'll continue falling more and more.
Circumcision = loss of sensitivity according to new study
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,2855...
http://www.circumstitions.com/sexuality....
Higher erectile dysfunction rates after circumcision:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query...
When women didn't know what penis they were dealing with (circumcised or uncircumcised) 9 out of 10 preferred uncircumcised (study).
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/408/...
Foreskin anatomy and function (keeps the glans soft and protects it, etc).
http://www.cirp.org/pages/anat/...
Circumcision is extremely painful.
http://www.cirp.org/library/procedure/pl...
The USA is the last advanced nation doing it, but rates have fallen down from over 90% in the 1960s to as low as 21% here in California currently. From CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/health/06/18/cir...
http://www.cirp.org/library/statistics/u...
Circumcision was actually promoted in the USA at first to stop masturbation (in hopes of it being tight enough to require lubes and not have skin to slide since the foreskin is already moist)
http://english.pravda.ru/science/health/...
USA = highest HIV rates in advanced nations (and highest circumcision rates). CIA statistics:
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fac...
And one study already trashed the claims of the study that said that circumcision reduces HIV.
http://www.plosone.org/article/fetcharti...
Worldwide circumcision rates:
http://www.circumstitions.com/maps.html...
And discussion of common circumcision benefit myths and discussion of all the risks that can develop over time and negative side effects (buried penis, meatal stenosis, etc):
http://forums.govteen.com/showpost.php?p...