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Comment on WHAT WE ARE READING: WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE… by Frhodes85715

Frhodes85715 — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:23:00 +0000

“divided we fall.” Circumcision is a dividing of the prepuce from its owner. It causes divission and dissention between brothers, families, and cultures. All of those studies in Africa were designed to prove that the covenent law is not totally useless by people who practice it. I followed all those studies closely and there was one big gaping hole in accurately assesing the outcome. The HIV+ and — statice of the prostitutes used was unknown, making it impossible to know if it was the intact group or the cut group using the HIV+ prostitutes.
Why can’t people see this is just an attempt to cause people to abandon Christianity?
The NY TIMES who is controled by procircs put out an artical showing that from 2006 to 2009 routine infant circumcision rates in the US dropped from 53% down to about 32% because we are becoming aware of the long term psychological and physical problems being caused by sexually traumatising and dammaging infants in a feeble attempt at Preventing the Possibility that they Might or Might Not get ignorance related disseases. The claimed “benifits” are outweighed by the real harms.

Comment on WHAT WE ARE READING: WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE… by Frhodes85715

Frhodes85715 — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:11:00 +0000

The alternative to infant circumcision is that you must teach your children how to clean themselves properly. You’ll have to teach your children that they will get HIV/AIDS if they have unprotected reproductive sex with HIV+ prostitutes, unprotected anal sex, or share used needles when shooting up oppiates to cover the depression of having to become circumcised. FredR

Comment on WHAT WE ARE READING: WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE… by Hugh7

Hugh7 — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:19:00 +0000

Bravo! Can it be that the tide is turning? The circumcisionists have had the field to themselves for a few years, but it’s time the opposition voice was heard. The WHOLE of the claim that “circumcision reduces HIV by 60%” is based on 73 circumcised men who did not get HIV (while 64 did) after a total of 5,400 had been circumcised (and a comparable number left alone as control groups). We know that is the whole of the claim because a Cochrane Review before the trials found insufficient evidence to claim benefit, while another afterwards said there was. But that review seems to have taken those trials very much at face value, and downplayed such things as “attrition bias” — the effect of men dropping out of the trials, their HIV status unknown, as 327 circumcised men (and a similar number of controls) did. Finding you had HIV after a painful and marking operation to prevent it would sour your mind against the trials. (The control group men would drop out because they had simply changed their minds about getting circumcised, as you do.)

And in at least six African countries, according to the National Health and Demographic Surveys, more of the circumcised men have HIV than the non-circumcised. That certainly needs to be explained.

You are right about the foreskin. It has been described as conferring, not just “more sensitivity” but “a symphony of sensation”. Men should not give it up without a very good reason. And of course they should also take every practical measure to protect themselves against HIV.

@myrne_whitman: genital cutting has a range of severity, and the mildest FGC is milder than the average MGC. Some tribal circumcision is very severe indeed. When you compare tribal with tribal, surgical with surgical, they are not so different. It is as human rights abuses that they are most similar.

Comment on WHAT WE ARE READING: WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE… by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:06:00 +0000

I have raised a similar argument elsewhere but I guess FGM has the weight of history against it. Also the extreme cases — infibulation will almost be likened to castration. Now no one would support that, will they?

Comment on Review: I Did Not Come to Read You by Chance by Jaycee (E.A)

Jaycee (E.A) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:14:00 +0000

Such an excellent review, and I understand your views on the hype of awards. We start to see the genuine talents of some authors when they write their second book, though. The first book is usually the experiment and as they write, they begin to learn lots of information about the world of writing that they never imagined before starting the project.

Comment on Temitayo Ilori — Doom’s Wing by Jaycee (E.A)

Jaycee (E.A) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:37:00 +0000

I enjoyed this interview. Thanks.

Comment on So, when are you getting married? by Adaora

Adaora — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:19:18 +0000

I believe that the media has done an excellent job in promoting the ‘WEDDING’ DAY and not the marriage. Anyone can go down the aisle in a flamboyant white dress and recite some vows but not everyone is willing to invest and perservere through the institution of marriage which is really two people that genuinely love each other which means i’m stil by yourside through the storms of life, trials and tribulations, wrinkles,bags and all. Marriage is about two people working together towards the fulfilment of God’s divine plan for their lives. The same way we have order in the workplace — employer & employees and in the education system — teacher and student or in counselling — the therapist and the client.…is the same way we have positions in marriage. Two captains cannot operate a ship. The wife’s role to empower, support and build the home is just as powerful as the mans to lead. Do you think that President Obama is the one controlling the United states…no…his team of staff are highly influential in the policies presented etc
In the bible where it talks about SUBMISSION if you read it carefully it illustrates how the wife AND husband are meant to SUBMIT one to another and the husband is meant to love his wife like he loves himself and the church…what is so degrading or exploitative about that?
My husband is a very influential and well respected man in his line of work, and respects african tradition…however he is the one man that has empowered me to fulfil my academic and career goals, constantly pushing me to go to the next level and in doing so the benefits and rewards elevate us both financially and emotionally. He loves to be served but he has no problem making me breakfast,lunch and dinner, bathing the baby etc he’s not perfect but I have never felt our marriage as a prison sentence or as a slap in the face as a proud LIBERATED, empowered woman. I watched the Adichie interview on CNN and I dont agree with her, the same way she talks about the ‘danger of the single story’ we should not be quick to define a blessed union between two people as dangerous or oppressive to women. Maybe her circle of friends reflect her subjective view point
but there are many successful nigerian women enjoying the benefits of marriage.

Comment on Blogging Basics by Nigeria News

Nigeria News — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:31:47 +0000

thanks for taking out time to do this.

Comment on Gully Erosions: the silent killer in Southeastern Nigeria by chinonye ukora

chinonye ukora — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:38:00 +0000

the federal govt should intervene in this situation urgently because erosion is fastly washing away my state. (Anambra.)

Comment on Nigeria: Goodluck Jonathan on Facebook by AROWOSAFE N. O.

AROWOSAFE N. O. — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:09:48 +0000

WITHOUT MIXING WORDS, PRES. GOODLUCK HAS PUT IN PLACE WHAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO ENRACED BY FEATURE LEADERS. HE WAS ABLE TO OPEN-UP NIGERIANS EYES BY HIS STYLE. I PRAY HE CONTINUE WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR. GOD BLESS PRES. JONATHAN, GOD BLESS NIGERIA.