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Originally Posted by Drury18
I've heard similar and it probably has alot of merit as your reasonings are completely legitimate, but when taken at face value reading the scripture that accompanies the reasoning to do it, it doesn't state the health benefits. Just a covenant with the Jewish God and those who do not, are not will be cut off from him and his people. So face value is mutiliate yourself so you can be part of this religion or you get nothing. It's not much different (and even much less painful and permanant) then the Muslim religion requesting women wear a burqa.
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Well muslims also get circumcisions.
In addition circumcisions substantially decrease the odds of STD infection. So much so that the WHO and the CDC have both more or less recommended that everyone in Africa get one:
http://www.who.int/hiv/mediacentre/M...dations_en.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/fac...rcumcision.htm