Michigan doctor says female genital surgery was a 'religious practice' -- not mutilation

[jberryhill]

66. They do in quite a few countries

...because it is an African practice which pre-dates Christianity and Islam.

While this fact is inconvenient to various agendas, it is not exclusive to any one religious group, nor is it broadly practiced by any one religion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevalence_of_female_genital_mutilation_by_country

Burkina Faso
The prevalence varies with religion in Burkina Faso; FGM is prevalent in 82% of Muslim women, 73% of traditional religions, 69% of Roman Catholics and 65% of Protestants.

Eritrea
A 2002 survey reported by Unicef shows FGM prevalence among 99% of Muslim, 89% of Catholic and 85% of Protestant women aged 15-49 years

Kenya
By religion, it is more prevalent in Muslim women (51.1%) and women listing no religion (32.9%) and less prevalent in Roman Catholic (21.5%) and Protestant or other Christian women (17.9%).