Whatever you do, don't take my finger!

[Not Afraid]

Some surgery is more painful than others. Nutering is relatively painless for a male cat while spaying is major surgery - but well worth it for several reasons.

Originally Posted by CP

If you're insinuating that circumcision scars a child for life, you are wrong. Anything that happens 8 days after a child is born will not be remembered. Ask any man who had one.

I may be wrong because you say I'm wrong, but, according to several medical studies I've found, I an actually correct. Here's a nice neat synopsis of several articles on the subject. There are easily more - they are everywhere ion the internet.

Personally, I would err on the side of caution. If there is ANY chance that there might be trauma, I would not do it. Religious culture or not. I come from a background where "spare the rod and spoil the child" was the proper way to raise children. Sometimes religion and tradition is just plain wrong.