I might. But calling it a day now. Thanks for your time and effort.
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Interesting paper, and a careful argument. A few questions, though. 1. it strikes me that you nowhere seem to define what 'harm' is. You note that it is a difficult and culture-dependent concept, but as it is so crucial to your argument: how do you define 'harm'?pic.twitter.com/8J1Bd1uF0t
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When discussing the (possible) health advantaged of MGC and state that they do not outweigh the possible harm that is done, I wonder how this argument would look like if MGC would be done only in strictly hygienic conditions and in the least invasive form. Any studies into that?pic.twitter.com/8gu1N0EFUt
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3. Although you make an argument that for Muslims FGC and MGC have an equal religious basis, you seem to avoid the question how this is in Judaism. Judaism is primarily a religion of practice (rather than doctrine) and MGC is the key practice. Any thoughts?
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To me this last point is the most important, actually. I know that you want to make a moral argument, not a legal one (although you do make suggestions in that respect), but my concern is about citizen rights. Outlawing MGC would mean outlawing Judaism. >
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> In terms of equal treatment of citizens and basic equity of law this is a very heavy consequence indeed. As it is not to be expected that Jews would obey this law, it would mean that Iceland locks up parents, rabbis, etc., essentially for keeping their religion
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The US is trying to lock up Muslim parents for life for circumcising their daughters in a manner that is less invasive than how they circumcise their sons, in what they regard as equally central to keeping their relgion: http://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2017/08/does-female-genital-mutilation-have-health-benefits-the-problem-with-medicalizing-morality/ …
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Possibly, but then again, outlawing FGC does not outlaw Islam as such. MGC is far more central to Judaism than FGC to Islam. Within Islam there are plenty of theologically authorized, traditional options to do without FGC. Not so with Judaism and MGC.
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"Theologically authorized" ... ? What does that mean? There are millions of people for whom FGC (Islam or no Islam) is central to their way of life, identity, sense of tradition, and so on, going back thousands of years. How is that less deserving of respect than "theology"?
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I'm not talking about 'respect'; I'm simply saying that there are plenty of ways to be a good Muslim (according to all major schools) without circumcising girls. The same goes for Coptic Christians. FGC is highly contested even within these religions.
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Not so for all the major schools: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15265161.2014.990166 …pic.twitter.com/9xkkmts1rt
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Replying to @briandavidearp @opticon9
All right. Not sure how influential they are, though, and whether Muslims feel free to switch from one school to another. This works differently in every religion.
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