When religious beliefs become evil

[trotsky]

9. That is your judgment.

Other Christians disagree. Thus it shows just how important it is to determine who gets to decide what "harm" means - your initial statement made it seem so simple, but I assure you it is not.

And I can certainly understand why you don't want to talk about circumcision here. On another thread, a poster was opposed to it but OK if it happened as part of a religious tradition. What a double standard! Unfortunately it is this unwillingness to talk about the tough questions and really analyze the role of religion in the equation that leads to so many political problems. I'd rather talk about the 700 pound gorilla in the room than ignore it.