“We’re opposing the ban on the grounds of religious freedom,” said Nancy Appel, Anti-Defamation League associate regional director. “San Francisco has a reputation for crazy things happening here, but we are concerned that this may embolden others.”…

“No religious group should have to defend its convictions in a general election,” Mr. Paul wrote in an email. “Religious minorities should not be forced to persuade the majority that their religious practices should be allowed.”…

Jewish organizations are appalled at the publication. “‘Foreskin Man’ traffics in some very ugly imagery,” said Ms. Appel. “People who are fanatical in their beliefs may be willfully blind to the fact that they’ve crossed the line in their activism.”

Mr. Hess stands behind his depiction of the Jewish mohel. “My position is that I fail to see how a superhero trying to save a Jewish boy from circumcision is anti-Semitic,” said Mr. Hess. “It’s not anti-Jewish, it’s anti-Jewish circumcision.”