tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post8647612005781075809..comments2024-01-13T20:01:46.765-05:00Comments on Saving Our Sons: My Biblical Journey to IntactivismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-68587979810746140212012-11-07T22:01:03.441-05:002012-11-07T22:01:03.441-05:00No real comment, except to say that your story is ...No real comment, except to say that your story is incredibly similar to mine. We did a lot of research prior to the birth of oldest son and quickly came to the conclusion that it was not necessary and actually quite harmful to circumcise, but I still believed that parents should have the right to decide and that religious reasons were valid. As I have watched the 3 sons that we now have grow up healthy with their whole bodies and learned even more, I believe that it is a human rights violation to circumcise anyone without their consent for any reason. No one should decide how another person experiences their body or expresses their religious beliefs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-52755142481892780312012-11-02T09:45:40.529-04:002012-11-02T09:45:40.529-04:00This warms my heart! This is exactly why I wrote t...This warms my heart! This is exactly why I wrote this. Just one baby boy spared makes it more than worth it. Thank you for sharing - I'm honored!V. Joneshttp://www.savingsons.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-67049898638538657472012-11-02T09:43:39.264-04:002012-11-02T09:43:39.264-04:00I agree! I feel quite certain that Jesus would adv...I agree! I feel quite certain that Jesus would advocate for the bodily integrity of our sons! I've known many people that cut their sons just because "It's in the Bible! It must be right/good!" It's so shocking to learn the difference between what's "in the Bible" and what's being done to babies today. That's why I wrote this - more people need to know! Thank you for your comment!V. Joneshttp://www.savingsons.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-81864952157417391972012-11-02T08:06:46.715-04:002012-11-02T08:06:46.715-04:00I shared this article today even though I don'...I shared this article today even though I don't post much on the topic, mostly because my friends are all very faith oriented and get uneasy when I bring up the taboo subject of circumcision. Well, much to my surprise, about 10 people 'liked' the post and I had 3 friends message me privately to say they were glad I shared it - and one is going to keep her baby due in January intact now that she has looked into it some more. So glad I did post! WHSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152955260192290179.post-88982491275674797312012-11-02T06:36:31.654-04:002012-11-02T06:36:31.654-04:00Thank you so much for sharing a little of your jou...Thank you so much for sharing a little of your journey. I walked a similar path in that I grew up in a very conservative, Christian home and always just assumed because circumcision was 'in the Bible' it was what you did. Thankfully I took a few courses while in college (Religion Major) that opened my eyes to some more of the history of circumcision and the major differences between a blessing of the day vs. the surgery of modern U.S. culture. Jesus always treated children with gentle respect, and I have to bet he'd be quite the intactivist himself if he were walking among us on earth today. :) Shelleyhttp://www.facebook.com/WholeChristiannoreply@blogger.com