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http://www.noharmm.org/karsenty.htm

by Nelly Karsenty published in Humanistic Judaism, Summer 1988. Extensive article includes support and information for Jewish parents regarding alternative (non-cutting) bris ceremonies.

Being Rational About Circumcision and Jewish Obser

http://www.cirp.org/pages/cultural/rothenberg.html

by Moshe Rothenberg

Circumcision - The Worldwide News

http://www.wcg.org/wn/study/circumci.htm

Circumcision was an essential part of religious practice for the nation of Israel. Is circumcision a required practice for Christians today? This paper examines the biblical evidence and explores the validity of arguments concerning old covenant customs.

Circumcision and Christianity

http://www.alternamoms.com/xcirc.html

Biblical references for circumcision from AlternaMoms.com.

Circumcision and the Christian Parent

http://www.noharmm.org/christianparent.htm

by Rosemary Romberg

Circumcision Choices for Jewish Parents

http://www.noharmm.org/choices.htm

by Julia Bertschinger, C.C.E., Midwifery Today, 1991

Circumcision for Religious Reasons

http://mothersagainstcirc.org/religious.htm

Jewish views.

Circumcision: A Jewish Feminist Perspective

http://www.noharmm.org/pollack.htm

Circumcision is at the heart of gender imbalance in Judaism. For a male Jew, it is a critical mark of identity, an assumed rite of passage, secular or sacred, into the peoplehood and/or faith of Judaism. For a Jewish woman, it may have the same meaning until she is pregnant, with the possibility of bearing a son. It is then that a woman's deepest instincts may arise trembling out of her culturally anesthetized stupor to whisper or plead, "Please, let it be a girl."

Circumcision: A Source of Jewish Pain

http://www.circumcision.org/spectator.htm

by Ron Goldman

Cultural and Religious Documents on Circumcision

http://www.cirp.org/library/cultural/

CIRP Reference Library

Cultural and Religious Issues of Circumcision

http://www.cirp.org/pages/cultural/

CIRP Circumcision Information Pages - Articles from multiple religious viewpoints.

Jewish Issues - Male Circumcision

http://www.fathermag.com/health/circ/jews-circ/

From Fathermag.com, covers alternative bris; support groups for intact babies; as well as other Jewish issues and responses