david f,
Seeing you are from the USA, you may be interested in the article of this link, below.

It is typical of growing concern about alien cultural practices being introduced into Western countries. Similar reports keep coming from UK and Europe and, I think, Canada as well. Australia is no exception to the growing incidence of alien cultural practice.

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/200000-girls-in-us-at-risk-of-female-genital-mutilation/

Dear Banjo,

Let's get serious and see how much you really know.

Who conducts FGM and why is it done?

You have 5 minutes to respond if you know the answer.

Dear Banjo,

I already made it clear that I was against FGM. I would like to see it abolished all over the world.

People do come in to other countries and do not respect local customs. They even kill off large numbers of the original inhabitants as the English did in Australia and others have in many places at many times. The English even adopted the doctrine of Terra Nullius and declared the land empty which gave the inhabitants no rights to their land. They put other Aborigines in missions and foisted their nonsense religion on them. Multiculturalism is a tremendous improvement on that. However, the alien cultural practices of the English were not all bad. They have great literature, art, science, mathematics, engineering etc. (Ignore the cooking.) What bothers me about you is that you so easily slide in condemning all alien cultural practices. If you just condemned FGM I would be in total agreement with you. However, you condemn alien cultural practices as such. That makes you a xenophobe.

However, I have played a part in uniting Muslims and Christians. One thing that unites people is finding a common enemy. I have attended a couple of atheist conventions in Melbourne. We were picketed by both Muslims and Christians. There was a casino next door to the convention centre, but neither Muslims nor Christians were picketing that. They were more interested in getting after us non-sinners who didn't buy either mumbojumbo or any other kind of mumbojumbo for that matter.

Time's up Banjo! You can stop looking around for someone who can tell you the answer.

Dear Banjo,

I hate giving answers away but let me give you a clue.

Think, FGM for women by women.

There you go, I've gone and done it again!

Dear Banjo,

You have expressed concern with alien cultural values. Would FGM be any more acceptable if it were not an alien cultural value?

Drink driving is a practice that many Australians engage in. It is not an alien cultural value. Is it any more acceptable because it practiced by many Australians, and other Australians aren't bothered by it?

Being an alien practice does not make that practice either good or bad.