With all due respect, Mrs Trellis, millions of circumcised men have succumbed to HIV.

No one should need a study to be aware of that.

The current flak over circumcision is, in fact, a red herring designed to deflect from the fact that promiscuous sexual behavior is the main factor in the dissemination of aids.

No one wants to look that in the face, perferring instead to blame the epidemic on various body parts , or the weather in china….whatever.

I dare any circumcised male here to go out and engage in risky sexual behavior with inidividuals who are potentially HIV positive.

The circumcision/non-circumcision “debate” is rooted in junk science, on the one hand, and on the other, by a desire to escape personnal responsability.

Being circumcised will not save yer ass.

This issue reminds me of those old wives tales wherein it was said that a girl could avoid an unwanted pregnancy by jumping up and down 20 times immediately after intercourse.

Promiscuity is bad for your health and your soul.

True, but false prophets and randy Bedouin paedophiles are much worse, Bikhair.

Beware of false prophets, ok?

N.inS.A.: The Catholics are masters with long standing, at leverage guilt; I’ll grant that!

Actually The church manages guilt and sexual repression so that it re-emerges like a smooth sensual latté.

The entire nation of Italy is one big work of art, and carnival in Rio is baccnalian in tone.

Christianity didn’t kill Eros, Nick, it just put him a suit and tie.

I’d love to say more, but am feeling too guilty!

Yes, one does. Perhaps it might be worth your while reading the studies and then coming to a reasoned conclusion on the basis of the evidence?

A fair study would be a randomly selected cross-section of men, half of whom are circumcised and half of whom are not. The rates of HIV infection over a period of a few years can then be measured and compared.

I believe those studies cited did exactly that. You can find lots of information on the Internet about what does and does not consitute a valid scientific study.

Moonbattery?

“The Muslim leaders want to stop the provision of condoms and instead promote “observance of Islamic teachings such as fasting, regular prayer and shunning extramarital affairs.” They also advised men to “avoid looking at women”.”

What great advice. We all expect Muslims to follow Islam when we believe it tells them to kill, behead, xyz, but not when it tells them to fast, pray, and not “hook up.”

Promiscuity is bad for your health and your soul.

Yes they are more sophisticated, but then there’s always the confessional, a tool designed specifically to culpabilise the à-la-carte crowd thereby keeping them more-or-less in line.
The Catholics are masters with long standing, at leverage guilt; I’ll grant that!

The confessional, the Visa card approach to religion – sin now pay later.

I’m sure I’m not the first to notice how this hyper guilt, conditioed into kids at a tender age – quite seriously emotionally damages and scarres a goodly proportion of those raised Catholics.

Just test everyone and tattoo the people who are infected.

Then mandate periodic testing on a decreasing frequency.

I have avoided being rude till now but quite simply you are talking balls… and should desist. It is really quite irresponsible to spread falsehoods about public health matters.

Yeah! And I suppose it was the ‘interference’ of religious leaders that first ’caused’ the AIDS crisis!

Moonbattery indeed.