re: #1 Saint Rush, Martyr of Lower Wingnuttia

Note: it was not from a general act of circumcision, but from the particular procedure - the “oral suction” of the wound. This is not a standard procedure among religious Jews in this day and age and should be prohibited, as both icky and dangerous. But the problem here is not with circumcision as such.

I’m against circumcision generally - unless it has the informed consent of the individual concerned or if there is some pressing medical need - but this version of the procedure (with the oral sucking - WTF?) needs to be banned ASAP. There’s no reasonable defence for this disgustingly creepy and obviously dangerous practice.