ubiquitin,
Regarding feivel’s strong language, I cannot speak for him, but I think his intention was this:
We are living in a world where secular ethics is increasingly diverging from Jewish values. In many circles, circumcision is already regarded as evil mutilation, and within a decade or two that position could be mainstream. As the Earth’s population continues growing, having large families may soon be regarded as selfish and wrong. Kosher slaughter is termed barbaric already throughout much of Europe. This is nothing new, but now these positions come armed with the chain-mail of “science” and the arrows of “research studies”, whether or not that is truly the case. And there is considerable pressure to conform to these secular “ethical values”, particularly among Jews, who have an innate spiritual desire to be perceived as morally good. I think feivel’s strong language is an attempt to counter this type pressure. It is not intended to demean doctors or medical professionals, but to strengthen our conviction that our beliefs are correct, even when faced with a doctor’s facepalm at our choices.