Reddit reviews Marked in Your Flesh: Circumcision from Ancient Judea to Modern America

You can check out:

• Darby's A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization of the Foreskin and the Rise of Circumcision in Britain
  
  
• Glick's Marked in Your Flesh: Circumcision from Ancient Judea to Modern America
  
  These two books provided a substantial amount of information as to the history of the practice. Aside from the religiously motivated, it only also occurred in the English speaking world, starting in the late 19th century peaking in the early mid 20th century and only really remains prevalent in the US at this point (aside from religious reasons). In those countries where it became a more common secular practice, the original reason was to prevent, reduce, masturbation which was colloquial described as keeping "clean".
  
  For /u/websterella too.
  
  

I understand that in your situation you feel it was necessary and you were glad it was done. That is no excuse to condone it, it is NOT an inconsequential, painless surgery. I recommend you watch this video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1482347046642439341 Ugh.... every time I see this video it makes me fucking sick, and hearing people like yourself minimize the procedure on non-consenting infants even more so.

How is it not amputation?

Also, if you are interested in more about why circumcision is wrong, and a violation of human rights, you should read these books.

http://www.amazon.com/Marked-Your-Flesh-Circumcision-Ancient/dp/0195315944/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1301853812&sr=8-2

http://www.amazon.com/Circumcision-Hidden-Trauma-American-Ultimately/dp/0964489538/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c

Do whatever you want to your own body, but never EVER condone the cutting of any baby's genitals for any reason.