Personally, I am against circumcision (of children for no medical reason).
Here are my reasons to be against it:
1) Galatians 5:2-6 says that circumcision profits a man nothing and makes him estranged from Christ.
2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. 4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.
2) Some people are circumcising their children to lower the risk of STDs (though the evidence is disputed). That kind of sounds to me like "Oh. I plan on my son having sex with multiple partners out of wedlock." It's close to impossible to find a virgin with an STD. If both people are virgins when they're married, there's basically no risk of STDs. So, in that sense, it just kinda says lack of faith in your child (they're only a few days old and you already plan on them breaking God's laws?) and lack of faith in God to guide your child away from sin.
3) Some are also circumcising their children to prevent "cancer" like cervical, penile and anal cancer (the American Cancer Society and Cancer Research UK both do not recommend circumcision for prevention of cancer). Over 90% of cervical and anal cancers and about 50% of penile cancers are caused by HPV. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease, meaning if your son is monogamous and is only with his wife, there is virtually no risk of him or his wife developing those cancers. Again, it's like saying "I expect you to sleep around" to your son.
4) Circumcising for hygiene is ridiculous. You wash body parts. You don't cut them off.
5) Children can die from it or lose their penis from it. Plus, they may not want to be circumcised. Adult circumcision is medically safer and less traumatic. And I'm a fan of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Thoughts?
Here are my reasons to be against it:
1) Galatians 5:2-6 says that circumcision profits a man nothing and makes him estranged from Christ.
2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. 4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.
2) Some people are circumcising their children to lower the risk of STDs (though the evidence is disputed). That kind of sounds to me like "Oh. I plan on my son having sex with multiple partners out of wedlock." It's close to impossible to find a virgin with an STD. If both people are virgins when they're married, there's basically no risk of STDs. So, in that sense, it just kinda says lack of faith in your child (they're only a few days old and you already plan on them breaking God's laws?) and lack of faith in God to guide your child away from sin.
3) Some are also circumcising their children to prevent "cancer" like cervical, penile and anal cancer (the American Cancer Society and Cancer Research UK both do not recommend circumcision for prevention of cancer). Over 90% of cervical and anal cancers and about 50% of penile cancers are caused by HPV. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease, meaning if your son is monogamous and is only with his wife, there is virtually no risk of him or his wife developing those cancers. Again, it's like saying "I expect you to sleep around" to your son.
4) Circumcising for hygiene is ridiculous. You wash body parts. You don't cut them off.
5) Children can die from it or lose their penis from it. Plus, they may not want to be circumcised. Adult circumcision is medically safer and less traumatic. And I'm a fan of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Thoughts?
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