Circumcision is about Poverty and Cleanliness (IV)
This is not about cutting men’s genitals off to prevent STDs, this is about Intelligent and Compassionate People stepping up to Solve Poverty and Issues of Uncleanliness Worldwide.
There is medical research that exists online that I will not site because it is deceptive. It talks about how men who get circumcised end up with less STDs.
However, it’s extremely misleading.
It’s kind of like the funny story of where I’m from in South Dakota. Instead of the government investing in helping people out of poverty, they invest in billboard signs that tell people to not do meth. But if you’re in poverty, then you need food, shelter, care, water; not billboard signs telling you you’re a horrible person.
So with circumcision, it is a historical practice that originated with Judaism. You can read about it in Genesis and do your research. You can also read about it in my Circumcision Series Part II. Jesus came to the world and said God no longer required men to cut their genitals off. Salvation is achieved through Faith in Christ alone. Read His Word in the Bible.
So what can the government do to help stop the spread of STDs rather than cut men’s genitals off?
Here are a few suggestions:
Showering daily at least
Cleaning your shoes and feet ~ tea tree oil helps
Showering after intercourse
Being cautious with who you choose to have intercourse with; do you actually Love them???
Helping women out of prostitution; mining areas are filled with it
Governments or the UN can help pay for hot water showers for people who are too poor to be able to shower daily
Laundry facilities that are free, help for those who need new clean clothes, especially the homeless
You may not think this could ever affect you. But…wait…what about COVID? Now are you scared? Now do you care? Any place that is infested with poverty-ridden people and places can end up with diseases. It’s that plain and simple.
Is this a little more complicated, but more compassionate, logical, and intuitive than cutting off the most sensitive part of your human body?
Is this bizarre to you yet???
While it may be difficult to help people in poverty with STDs, cutting off their genitals is a cruel decision.
Is this bizarre to you yet???
Read this from Kirsten Patrick, from BMJ:
“While it may be difficult to help people in poverty with STDs, cutting off their genitals is a cruel decision.
As Chairman of the registered charity NORM-UK, I have heard from many
men dissatisfied that their foreskins were removed without their consent,
and often without therapeutic necessity. Many have never complained to
their doctors for several reasons: 1 they know the doctor can’t give
them back the lost foreskin, 2 they feel ashamed of their mutilation, 3
they are afraid of a hostile response from the doctor, 4 it may be
decades after the operation that the full effects are understood by the
patient. Indeed, some of those who have complained have faced hostility
from the medical profession.
In my experience men who were circumcised as children may complain of
some of the following problems:
1 Lack of penile sensitivity
2 Complications eg stitch tunnel, skin bridge, curvature of erect penis,
too much skin removed.
3 Major complications eg fistula, amputation of glans, urethral stricture
due to urethral injury
4 Discomfort from the glans rubbing on clothing
5 They may be ashamed of penis and reluctant to undress especially in
front of other males, and therefore avoid sports.
6 They may feel mutilated.
7 They may complain they had an unnecessary operation for which they did
not give consent.
8 Those circumcised later in childhood may report that they were not
informed what was going to be done, why it was being done, or what the
effect would be.
Comparing circumcision with immunisation is not appropriate.
Immunisation takes nothing away, and leaves little or no visible mark. In
most cases it provides a high level of protection against an infectious
disease with a very low risk of complications.
Kirsten Patrick states ‘no robust research exists examining the long
term psychological effects of infant circumcision. Most evidence of
psychological trauma is anecdotal.’ This may be true, but lack of
evidence to show that something occurs is not evidence that it does not
occur, but merely evidence of our ignorance. In fact, although we may
have been circumcising for more than 15,000 years, we still don’t know
what we are doing. We do know that the pain of neonatal circumcision
alters pain responses in the infant months later (Taddio A. et al.
Effects of neonatal circumcision on pain responses during vaccination in
boys. Lancet 1995; 345: 291–2).”
You may want to now read about my Global Solutions to end Poverty so more people can Shower and not be circumcised:
Healing the World - Awakening Consciousness
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You may want to now read about my Global Solutions to end Poverty in:
My Circular Eco Economy 5-Part Series:
https://www.awakeningconsciousness.community/healing-the-world/our-circular-eco-economy-i
https://www.awakeningconsciousness.community/healing-the-world/our-circular-eco-economy-ii
https://www.awakeningconsciousness.community/healing-the-world/our-circular-eco-economy-iii
https://www.awakeningconsciousness.community/healing-the-world/our-circular-eco-economy-iv
https://www.awakeningconsciousness.community/healing-the-world/our-circular-eco-economy-v
YouTube Listening Version:
https://www.awakeningconsciousness.community/healing-the-world/our-circular-eco-economy-documentary
More details about possible solutions to end Global Poverty:
https://www.awakeningconsciousness.community/healing-the-world/the-compassion-network
An Illustration of The Circle of Life:
A demonstration of what California could do to help the homeless and create sustainable, organic, technological farmlands for evolutionary, ecological, and economic prosperity into the future:
COVID and Disease Prevention Necessary in the Markets of the World
You can read more about Circumcision in my 5-Part Series:
https://www.awakeningconsciousness.community/healing-the-world/the-law-of-god-and-circumcision-ii
Written by
Ashley Heacock, Researcher, Writer, Mentor, Guide
MIT Sloan School of Management, MBA
Harvard Kennedy School of Government, MPA
The George Washington University, BA Economics, BA International Affairs
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