Circumcision is where sex and violence meet for the first…

I had to educate myself about female circumcision, about the clitoris, about sexology. We studied gynecology only. Pregnancy, maternal care, etc.

— Nawal El Saadawi

“Theologically, the demand for “circumcision” can take many forms, even today. It appears whenever one thinks along these lines: “Faith in Christ is fine…

— Leander E. Keck

Were we to still be circumcising the hood of the female clitoris, we would not have difficulty considering this a continuation of our tradition…

— Warren Farrell

“We are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God, boast in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the…

— Beth Moore

“...I asked a friend if he felt ‘different’ when he was the only uncircumcised man in the shower and he said,‘Yes, gloriously different.”

— Kristen O'Hara

Every luxury was lavished on you - atheism, breastfeeding, circumcision.

— Joe Orton

Circumcision stands for a religion of human achievement, of what man can do by his own good works; Christ stands for a religion of…

— John Stott

“A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to her: Do not cut severely as that is…

— Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah

The struggle for world domination is between me and the Jews. All else is meaningless. The Jews have inflicted two wounds on the world:…

— Adolf Hitler

“Our revulsion towards cutting the genitals of girls should give us pause, however, for the themes the Western world abhors – removing part of…

— David L. Gollaher

I believe the time has come to acknowledge that the practice of routine circumcision rests on the absurd premise that the only mammal in…

— Thomas Szasz

“Why are so many Americans for male circumcision but against female circumcision? Both are equally cruel and barbaric traditions.”

— Oliver Markus Malloy

If circumcision has any justification AT ALL, it should be medical only. Parents' religion is the worst of all reasons - pure child abuse.

— Richard Dawkins

As to what pertains to the case of infants: You [Fidus] said that they ought not to be baptized within the second or third…

— Cyprian

What are you doing now?" Al questioned "Seeing if your circumcision is gone? It is. My expression went blank, and Trent hesitated. He looked…

— Kim Harrison