No, male circumcision continues based on religion. In the old testament it was a physical symbol of allegiance to YHWH. As Christians consider Jesus the son of YHWH many have adopted that custom. There is a thin veneer of science coating it, to say that it is good for hygiene, or something, but strip that away and people are doing it out of religious tradition. Most modern medical studies are hostile to circumcision
This is true, but what you’re saying is more the origin. The practise in most western countries has continued primarily because of scientific encouragement since Kellogg and others.
No, male circumcision continues based on religion. In the old testament it was a physical symbol of allegiance to YHWH. As Christians consider Jesus the son of YHWH many have adopted that custom. There is a thin veneer of science coating it, to say that it is good for hygiene, or something, but strip that away and people are doing it out of religious tradition. Most modern medical studies are hostile to circumcision
This is true, but what you’re saying is more the origin. The practise in most western countries has continued primarily because of scientific encouragement since Kellogg and others.