[Chefelf]

Malaysia moots cross-cultural circumcision
By Jonathan Kent
BBC, Kuala Lumpur 

Malaysia is to consider using mass circumcision ceremonies to promote racial harmony.

Circumcision is a rite of passage for young Muslim boys, and in Malaysia it is common for the ceremony to become an event with dozens, or even hundreds of boys being circumcised together.

Now the prime minister's religious affairs adviser has suggested that circumcision can bring Malaysians of all races and religions together.

Dr Abdul Hamid Othman said that with the growing popularity of circumcision among the country's non-Muslim minorities - who see it as good hygienic practice - they too could be invited to join in the celebrations with their Muslim friends.

He believes the idea could promote better race relations and he wants to see a nationwide circumcision ceremony organised.

http://news.bbc.co.u...fic/3326861.stm

Circumcising everyone? That's a great idea! Finally the divide between circumcised and uncircumcised can be eliminated. No longer will that barrier serve to create hatred between the circumcised and uncircumcised that has lead to all major wars and conflicts in the bast five millennia.

Fact: A circumcised on circumcised crime has never been committed.

[looktothesky]

I'm gonna riot about this, are you?

:angry:

[K1NGWARREN]

Elfboy is just bitter because he can't tell if he's circumsised or not.

[Ninja Duck]

Nationwide? Why don't they aim for worldwide? It could end the conflict in the middle east, and reunite Korea!

[Reader]

It would effectively sever the skin covering up world peace.

[Ninja Duck]

Gotta love b3ta.com...

[looktothesky]

It would effectively sever the skin covering up world peace.

Yea, but the feminists of the world will have a LOT to complain about...

[Reader]

i didn't realize feminists gave a fuck about this kind of thing.

[AlexZello]

What do you think of Obadiah Shoher's views on the Middle East conflict? One can argue, of course, that Shoher is ultra-right, but his followers are far from being a marginal group. Also, he rejects Jewish moralistic reasoning - that's alone is highly unusual for the Israeli right. And he is very influential here in Israel. So what do you think?

[Slade]

I think it's rather inappropriate to have your first post be trying to dig up a topic that is over four years old and in the News Desk of all places to try to start a debate about it.

[J m HofMarN]

Thats some highly impressive necromancy just to throw in a non sequiter. Maybe its for the best though cuz I'd missed this one.

in Malaysia it is common for the ceremony to become an event with dozens, or even hundreds of boys being circumcised together.

Is it just me or does that sound like an attrocious nightmare of child abuse and screaming?

Also, feminists would have a problem with it because its usually considered a father to son decision, and being as the son generally comes out of a female they feel they have more of a right to decide, and I'm going to go so far as to say that most feminists are probably not going to be in favor of cutting off parts of their children due to an archaic paternal tradition.

[civilian_number_two]

I think it's awesome that anyone could believe that a surgery could bring races and religions together. How about a better economic policy? I think it's likely that when few folks are poor, there is less conflict. It's harder to field soldiers, for one thing. Who wants a job like that if he can afford to avoid it [cough]Bush[/cough]?

[AlexZello]

What do you think of Obadiah Shoher's views on the Middle East conflict? One can argue, of course, that Shoher is ultra-right, but his followers are far from being a marginal group. Also, he rejects Jewish moralistic reasoning - that's alone is highly unusual for the Israeli right. And he is very influential here in Israel. So what do you think?

uh, here's the site in question: Middle East conflict

[Chyld]

I have only one word to contribute to this discussion: chafing.

*gets his coat*

[Ninja Duck]

What Slade was saying is that you might have gotten a better response to your question if you had posted this in the right forum (the Debate Club) rather than just dropping it off somewhere random. Although I'm one to talk...

I'm not sure what Chyld is saying. Chafing, apparently.