The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #85446 Message #2120009
Posted By: Joe Offer
05-Aug-07 - 07:55 PM
Thread Name: BS: Circumcision: pros and cons
Subject: RE: BS: Circumcision: pros and cons
Please note that hardly anyone here approves of either male or female mutilation. What I question is the demonization of those who perform the procedure. Demonization is another tradition that needs to be abandoned. Too often, our self-righteous demonization translates into this:- he is doing an evil thing
- therefore, he is evil
- therefore, it is just for me to hate him
- therefore, I must destroy or conquer him and force him to do what is good
You're not going to change tradition by telling people how evil they are, for doing something they've done for generations.
I suggest tolerance, patience, understanding, and good example may be a better remedy.
-Joe-