Circumcision as immunization
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Ryan McAllister, head of NotJustForeSkin, is part of the growing group of American anti-circumcision crusaders. For me the most entertaining part of this article on him is this defense of circumcision:
On the other end of the circumcision debate is a group called Advocating Circumcision Today, a Jewish pro-circumcision organization. They refer mohels, or ritual circumcisors, to people who request them. ACT takes the stance that circumcision is a covenant with God and cites Kabbalic teachings that say circumcision is a way of shedding “unholiness.”
“We eliminate from the body of the child forces which might try to cultivate overindulgence in physical pleasures, etc.,” reads a statement on the group’s official website. “In short, we give the child a boost and head start in fighting life’s battles; it can be compared to the concept of immunization.”
