Circumcision

Circumcision: The Movie

Michael Solomon | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Comedy, Circumcision, Moses, Parenting Tips, Movie Pitches, Satire, Raising Children, Ten Commandments, Comedy News
Michael Solomon

I suppose we'll never know exactly how the first circumcision pitch went, though it's outcome may partially explain why all these millennia later, so many of us are drawn to the movie business.

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Are Uncircumcised Men Better In Bed?

Jill Di Donato | Posted 05.26.2012

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Jill Di Donato

Since that first relationship with an uncircumcised man, I've gone on to do more, er, field research, and I've anecdotally found that the intact make fabulous lovers. Here's why.

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Catherine Pearson

Have Researchers Found A New Benefit Of Circumcision?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 03.12.2012

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Men who undergo circumcision may have a decreased risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a new study. The finding suggests that the removal ...

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Baby Dies After Controversial Circumcision Ritual

Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Circumcision, Circumcision Herpes, Metzitzah B?Peh, Herpes Circumcision, Controversial Circumcision, Baby Dies From Circumcision, Video, Religion News

A baby died at a New York hospital in September after contracting herpes from a controversial circumcision ritual. The infant died at Maimonides H...

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Finally, A Movie About Circumcisions

Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Uncut, Jeffrey Braverman, Documentary, San Francisco Circumcision Ban, Circumcision, Video, Kickstarter, Arts News

Filmmaker and photographer Jeffrey Braverman takes a deeper look at San Francisco's recently proposed circumcision ban in a promising new documentary ...

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NYPD Officer Uses Circumcised Penis To Prove His Innocence

Posted 01.25.2012

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A former NYPD officer accused of flashing a female prisoner in 2010 is pointing to details below the belt in order to prove his innocence and maybe ev...

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Circumcision: Identity, Gender And Power

Miriam Pollack | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Circumcision, Circumcision in Judaism, Judaism Circumcision, Judaism, Jewish Ethics, Ethics, Religion News
Miriam Pollack

Circumcision is seen as the central commandment of Judaism. What I intend to do here is to show that cutting out a portion of a child's genitalia is fundamentally about gender and power.

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To End AIDS, the World Needs a Plan

Mitchell Warren | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Pepfar, Hiv-Prevention, Circumcision, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Microbicides, Aids, Barack Obama, World AIDS Day, Vaccines, HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Impact News
Mitchell Warren

Last Thursday, on World AIDS Day, President Obama threw the full weight of the U.S. government behind a vision that would have seemed outlandish until now: The end of the global AIDS epidemic.

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Dominican Authorities Probe US Bomb Plot Suspect

AP | Posted 11.22.2011

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Dominican authorities said Tuesday they are investigating the background of an immigrant accused of plotting to a...

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Terror Suspect Tried To Circumcise Himself

Posted 11.22.2011

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Jose Pimentel, the 'lone wolf' terrorist arrested for plotting to blow up police stations and postal offices with homemade bombs, smoked marijuana wit...

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13 Biggest Sex Conspiracies

TruTV.com | David Moye | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Homosexuality Cures, Prostitution, Polygamy, Female Genital Mutilation, Sex Conspiracies, Sex Tapes, Gender Reassignment, Circumcision, Weird Sex, Eugenics, Weird News News

Go ahead and Google "sex" (as if you haven't already done so in the past hour); you'll find 2.8 billion results ranging from scientific discussion to ...

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The Importance Of Circumcision In Jewish Law

S.R. Hewitt | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Religious Tolerance, Judaism, Circumcision Ban, San Francisco Circumcision Ban, Circumcision in Jewish Law, Brit Milah, Circumcision, Jewish Circumcision, Circumcision and Halakha, Circumcision and Jewish Law, Religion News
S.R. Hewitt

There are few aspects of Jewish life that have been debated as heatedly as circumcision. It's physical. It's permanent. It effects an area of the body that most people today won't even discuss in proper company.

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Governor Signs Bill To Halt Circumcision Bans

Associated Press | Posted 12.02.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Associated Press) — California's governor has signed a bill that that will prevent local governments from banning male circumcis...

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Fighting AIDS: At the Tipping Point

Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD | Posted 11.14.2011

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Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD

Thirty years since the first case of AIDS was diagnosed in the U.S., the world finds itself at a tipping point in the fight against this deadly disease. For the first time, grounded in scientific evidence, our efforts can put us within reach of an AIDS-free generation.

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Castration Ethics

Priya Malhotra | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Informed Consent, Medical Ethics, Philip Seaton, Circumcision, Penis, Penile Cancer, Chicago News
Priya Malhotra

Stealing a patient's penis without his permission -- regardless of the vegetable it resembles -- seems pretty harmful to me.

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I'm With Stupid: Go Ahead, He Probably Won't Even Know It's Gone

Todd Hartley | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Penis, Surgery, Lawsuits, Penile Cancer, Lorena Bobbitt, Doctors, Circumcision, Cancer, Forseskins, Comedy News
Todd Hartley

Imagine going into a hospital for a circumcision at the age of 60-something like Phillip Seaton did back in 2007. Imagine, then, how Seaton must have felt when he awoke to find... wait for it... wait for it... his penis had been amputated.

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Lawmakers To Debate Circumcision Ban

AP | By ADAM WEINTRAUB | Posted 10.24.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A California Senate committee unanimously approved a bill Tuesday to block local jurisdictions from banning male circumcision, a...

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Circumcise Or Don't? A Parent's Dilemma

nytimes.com | Posted 10.24.2011

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Before giving birth to her first son three years ago, Allison Manley, now 40, gave a lot of thought to childbirth (she wanted a drug-free delivery), d...

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Mom Gets Probation After Bible-Inspired Botched Circumcision

Posted 10.17.2011

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By Helen Jung Religion News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) A 30-year-old Portland woman who botched a home circumcision of her 3-month-old son has b...

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Captain Israel vs. Foreskin Man

John Shore | Posted 10.03.2011

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John Shore

As you might expect, Captain Israel has issues with Foreskin Man. And here's the proof.

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Circumcision Ban Axed From Ballot

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 09.26.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — A judge said Wednesday she intends to strike a ban on male circumcision from the city's November ballot. Superior Court Judge L...

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Circumcision Bans May Be Blocked By New CA Bill

AP | JASON DEAREN | Posted 09.20.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Two California lawmakers have introduced a bill that would pre-empt local governments from passing laws banning male circumcisio...

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ACLU Joins Effort To Fight Circumcision Ban

Posted 09.17.2011

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By Christina Jewett The ACLU of Northern California filed a court brief Friday supporting an effort to block a ballot measure that would ban ju...

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Jewish Circumcision Foes Sit Out San Francisco Ban Efforts

Posted 09.04.2011

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By Lauren Markoe c. 2011 Religion News Service (RNS) Though national and local Jewish groups have strongly condemned San Francisco's proposed ban ...

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The Torah, The Constitution, And The 4th Of July

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater | Posted 09.01.2011

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Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater

The Constitution must never be allowed to become an idol, just as the Torah must never be allowed to become an idol.

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