Circumcision - yes or no?

[Joe Republic]

I think you could compare the impact a circumcision ban would have on the Jewish community with a ban on baptisms for Christians; while Christianity is of course much more than the practice of baptism, you would ban a central aspect of the Christian faith.

No, I don't think you could compare the splashing of water on a baby's face with the permanent mutilation of a baby's penis.

[Joe Republic]

Okay, if you want to play with flawed comparisons, what if there were a ban on the stoning to death of women for such crimes as cohabitation with another man?  Should we pity this poor, abused religious community for having their rights infringed?

[Joe Republic]

Hey, I never said my comparison wasn't just as flawed as yours.  But at least mine was an example of a barbaric, irreversible, Stone Age ritual conducted against an unconsenting individual, just like the subject of this topic.