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]
You seem confused by my statement. Understandably so. Americans are Europeans. I meant the European peoples.
Honestly, if someone is circumcised, it's because of religious influence. The whole concept of medical reasons is fairly new and modern research confirms the benefit is slight at best. They may claim it's for medical reasons but it's because of old testament/religious influence. It is, after all, the singular origin. Which in turn carried over to modern Christians. Though it's not a requirement for Christians.
https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-terms/what-is-the-christian-view-of-circumcision.html
>it's mostly a modern trend coming from america when it comes to ethnic europeans
I'm not confused, I've included white americans in my reasoning, the descendants of european settlers, which in turn were descendants of the native tribes of europe, hence the "ethnic europeans" part
That being said yeah, it's mostly religious in origin, abrahamic
A friend of mine is circumcised but it's because he had a birth defect, but that's like .1% of the general population, probably less
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