DY: I was not calling anyone dishonest. I was saying that they were utilizing a Halachic tool that the Chassam Sofer endorsed while fighting reform. Namely, that one can make a Mitzvah/Issur under attack seem stronger than it really is. If people are trying to undo a D’rabannan but wouldn’t dare touch a D’Oraisa, tell them it’s D’Oraisa. So when MBP came under attack from reform (for no reason), suddenly opinions popped up that it’s an Ikkar part of the Milah or that it’s a Halachah L’Moshe MiSinai, etc. I would agree with strongly fighting the government anti-MBP movement. That is similar to what reform did because it lacks a proper understanding of Milah before attacking to it. But I do feel that using these sources to defend from Frum people who want to replace MBP with a tube or such lacks an actual understanding of the sources themselves. I would contend that the Maharam Shick never intended for Talmidei Chachamim to ever actually think that MBP was a HLM.
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