religious freedom is about the baby's religion. I don't see how he can have one at that age...
Baby have the right, like any other human, of body integrity
Should Child Circumcision Be Allowed?
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2012/06/28 22:50:47
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Circumcision has been a religious tradition for many years, but has often been the subject of controversy because of the effect it could potentially have on children. On Tuesday, a German court ruled that child circumcision can be classified as "grievous bodily harm." The issue went to court when a 4-year-old boy began bleeding profusely as the result of a circumcision. Naturally, religious communities that practice circumcision are upset.
The court ruled, "[The] fundamental right of the child to bodily integrity outweighed the fundamental rights of the parents ... The religious freedom of the parents and their right to educate their child would not be unacceptably compromised, if they were obliged to wait until the child could himself decide to be circumcised."
In response, the head of the Central Committee of Jews said the ruling is "an unprecedented and dramatic intervention in the right of religious communities to self-determination ... [an] outrageous and insensitive act. Circumcision of newborn boys is a fixed part of the Jewish religion and has been practiced worldwide for centuries."
The court ruled, "[The] fundamental right of the child to bodily integrity outweighed the fundamental rights of the parents ... The religious freedom of the parents and their right to educate their child would not be unacceptably compromised, if they were obliged to wait until the child could himself decide to be circumcised."
In response, the head of the Central Committee of Jews said the ruling is "an unprecedented and dramatic intervention in the right of religious communities to self-determination ... [an] outrageous and insensitive act. Circumcision of newborn boys is a fixed part of the Jewish religion and has been practiced worldwide for centuries."
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xcheshirecat 2012/06/28 23:19:19
As one man or a few, I can't force an auditorium of people to leave, but I can put on a policemen's uniform, that indicates a desire to protect everyone, and say there is a bomb, and most likely, I'll achieve my intent. Jews do not circumcise for a "reason" they do it because God said to, and that God would never do anything to harm them. No rational reason will stop them. Children are taught to obey their parents even though they don't see reason, because of their "intent" to to be doing what's best for the child.
You are complacent and follow blindly. You show you believe in hypocrisy by using it with abortion. It's common false thinking. What a person believes or does in one regard, DOES NOT prove what they say is false about something else. It DOES show things about character and intent. I smoke, but I'll tell you it's...
As one man or a few, I can't force an auditorium of people to leave, but I can put on a policemen's uniform, that indicates a desire to protect everyone, and say there is a bomb, and most likely, I'll achieve my intent. Jews do not circumcise for a "reason" they do it because God said to, and that God would never do anything to harm them. No rational reason will stop them. Children are taught to obey their parents even though they don't see reason, because of their "intent" to to be doing what's best for the child.
You are complacent and follow blindly. You show you believe in hypocrisy by using it with abortion. It's common false thinking. What a person believes or does in one regard, DOES NOT prove what they say is false about something else. It DOES show things about character and intent. I smoke, but I'll tell you it's bad for you. So, that makes me a hypocrite, and liar, so smoking is good for you, right? No. Might make you wonder why I'm telling you though. What if I hate Jews or their tradition? Does it mean I can't teach math correctly? If I never knew I was left a fortune a birth, would I miss it later? If we're going to allow circumcision, shouldn't we allow tribal scarification? If we allow Jews to mark their babies of their religion, can I tattoo "Christian" on my son so people know?
If it was just a fringe sociological issue that was only practiced by aborigines and/or island people distant and/or rebelling against the more advanced 'outside' culture then that would be understandable for an obviously more primitive and superstitious people with no scientific education...BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE and is just yet another glaring example of how primitive minds merely adapt and adopt ways and ideals that are counterproductive and indeed detrimental to the overall well-being and SANITY of the whole of the people.
One can only hope that this nut-ball game of gods, demons and other assorted delusions will be some day seen as offensively obsolete and the blight on humanity that religion and most of it's distractions actually is.