A court in Cologne, Germany, recently ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous “bodily harm.” The court found that the child’s “fundamental right to bodily integrity” was more important ...

(RNS) Beliefs about circumcision will not be easy to change, but questioning circumcision is already happening for Jews. A proposed law in Germany to ban circumcision on young boys offers a chance to ...

BOSTON (RNS) The ballot question in San Francisco to ban infant circumcision has stimulated a wave of discussion about religious liberty and parental choice, but the more general question of the ...

To snip or not to snip is the question for many parents with newborn boys. In the US, circumcision rates are down--from 90% in the 1960's to 65% today--and Blacks and Hispanics often have the lowest ...

With the latest turnaround by a San Francisco court removing the anti-circumcision measure from its city’s upcoming ballot, all of us who advocate circumcision on religious grounds can breathe a sigh ...

d) Body of the Letter (1:13-6:10): iv) Theological Teaching (2:15-5:12): Against Circumcision(5:2-12). 2 Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no ...

Shockingly, most male infants in the USA still undergo circumcision. Last year the American Academy of Pediatrics put out a report that infant circumcision is beneficial to infant boys for several ...

Thirty-eight physicians from Europe wrote a paper alleging that “cultural bias” was behind the pro-circumcision stance of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The commentary, published Monday on the ...