Reply #104: and yet religious Jews have been doing this as a religious ceremony [View All]

since antiquity. A bris is a ceremony to which friends and family are invited and is supervised by a person designated by the religion to perform them safely. There are prayers and sometimes offerings of comments by friends and family. Bread is broken and a meal served.

I have been to brises that were beautiful ceremonies to welcome the male child into his family and a circle of people who are dedicated to his nurturance and his well being.

For the life of me, I cannot see how the Jews, who have been doing brises for countless years, are somehow guilty of "mutilation" of their male children. I am not Jewish but I feel that the Jews are among the best cultures in the world in caring for children. I don't think you can go around accusing the Jews of being mutilators of children!