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>A letter sent by two US lawmakers urging the government of Iceland to reconsider proposed legislation banning male circumcision was applauded by a number of major American Jewish organizations on Tuesday. US Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the committee’s ranking member, said in their statement that outlawing the practice would curtail religious freedoms and alienate Iceland’s minorities. “While Jewish and Muslim populations in Iceland may be small, your country’s ban could be exploited by those who stoke xenophobia and antisemitism in countries with more diverse populations,” the lawmakers wrote in the letter. The congressmen added: “As a partner nation, we urge your government to stop this intolerant bill from advancing any further.” The letter was given to Icelandic Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Geir Haarde on April 5. The move was quickly heralded by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations – the largest Orthodox umbrella organization in the US – which told The Jerusalem Post, “We deeply appreciate the support of chairman Royce and ranking member Engel for working to safeguard the universal value of religious freedom.” “While Iceland’s Jewish community may be one of the smallest in the world, the legislation to ban male circumcision looms as a large assault upon Jewish – and Muslim – religious freedom and practice,” the OU continued. “Male circumcision is a fundamental ritual and sacred rite of passage for both the Jewish and Muslim communities. Throughout history, the prohibition of brit mila has been tantamount to rejection of the Jewish community’s existence. If passed, the Icelandic measure would create insurmountable challenges for Jews and Muslims living there,” the organization added.

>>A letter sent by two US lawmakers urging the government of Iceland to reconsider proposed legislation banning male circumcision was applauded by a number of major American Jewish organizations on Tuesday. US Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the committee’s ranking member, said in their statement that outlawing the practice would curtail religious freedoms and alienate Iceland’s minorities. “While Jewish and Muslim populations in Iceland may be small, your country’s ban could be exploited by those who stoke xenophobia and antisemitism in countries with more diverse populations,” the lawmakers wrote in the letter. The congressmen added: “As a partner nation, we urge your government to stop this intolerant bill from advancing any further.” The letter was given to Icelandic Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Geir Haarde on April 5. The move was quickly heralded by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations – the largest Orthodox umbrella organization in the US – which told The Jerusalem Post, “We deeply appreciate the support of chairman Royce and ranking member Engel for working to safeguard the universal value of religious freedom.” “While Iceland’s Jewish community may be one of the smallest in the world, the legislation to ban male circumcision looms as a large assault upon Jewish – and Muslim – religious freedom and practice,” the OU continued. “Male circumcision is a fundamental ritual and sacred rite of passage for both the Jewish and Muslim communities. Throughout history, the prohibition of brit mila has been tantamount to rejection of the Jewish community’s existence. **If passed, the Icelandic measure would create insurmountable challenges for Jews and Muslims living there,”** the organization added.

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Interesting no mention of Christians. Interesting Jews seem to protect Muslims like they do themselves, but reject Christians.

Oy vey. What could this mean?

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Oy vey. What could this mean?

Two animals of the same litter

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Circumcision isn't a christian rite

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Inheritance of the old testament and the people. It's why Europeans do it.

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If europeans do it it's either for an entire different reason (medical) or because they completely lost the plot. Circumcision has never been a rite among european christians, it's mostly a modern trend coming from america when it comes to ethnic europeans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision_controversy_in_early_Christianity#Contemporary_practices

>Even though mainstream Christian denominations do not require the practice and maintain a neutral position on it,[76] it is practiced in certain Christian countries and communities,[18][68][19][77] while it is not observed in other Christian countries and communities.[16] Both religious and non-religious circumcision is common in some predominantly Christian countries such as the United States,[78] but outside of the Jewish and Muslim communities, not for reasons of religious observance; see circumcision controversies. It may be significant that Jewish applicants to American medical schools comprised 60% of all applications in the 1930s, at a time when circumcision was becoming popular in the US.[79] The prevalence of circumcision in the United States is approximately 80%.[80] According to studies, American Evangelicals and Mormons have the highest rates of infant male circumcision among Christian denominations in the United States.[81] According to Scholar Heather L. Armstrong of University of Southampton, about half of Christian males worldwide are circumcised, with most of them being located in Africa, Anglosphere countries (with notable prevalence in the United States) and the Philippines.[82] Many Christians have been circumcised for reasons such as family preferences, depending on Biblical interpretation by individuals, medical or cultural reasons.[82] circumcision is also part of a traditional practice among the adherents of Coptic Christianity, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Eritrean Orthodox Church.[82] Circumcision is common among Christians in the Philippines,[83][84] South Korea,[85] Australia,[86] and Canada.[87] Circumcision is near universal in the Christian countries of Oceania,[88] and among the Christians of Africa,[21][89] being common among Christians in countries such as the Cameroon,[87] Democratic Republic of the Congo,[87] Ethiopia,[87] Eritrea,[87] Ghana,[87] Liberia,[87] Nigeria[87] and Kenya,[87] and is also widely practiced among Christians from Egypt,[90] Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, and North Africa.[20][91][92] Circumcision is less common among the Christians of Canada, Europe and Latin America.[16][17] It is practiced amongst some Christians in the Indian subcontinent.[93]