Nature's Hoodie

Here is a summary of a story on CNN. A mother wants to have her 8 year-old son circumsized to help reduce the number of painful urinary tract infections the son has been contracting. The father is suing to prevent the procedure. The father is being helped free of charge by "David Llewellyn, an Atlanta attorney who specializes in circumcision cases", and the reasoning the father gives for refusing the procedure is that "[His son] is not a Jew."

Often times something doesn't quite feel right with news stories, but this one has my head spinning. First, where does one go to law school when one decides to specialize in circumcision cases, and how does that statement of purpose entrance essay read. Then how do you approach the parent or parents involved in the case and express your interest in their son's circumcision while offering your services free of charge without appearing creepy and off-putting. Finally, of all the reasons that one may have to question the practice of circumcision, why would you choose to publicly express your anti-Semitic one. This whole situation kind of baffles me.