German court bans circumcision

Skybird · 06-28-12, 05:01 AM

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-841276.html

About time, i would say. It compares to branding of horses and is the abuse of the weak and young once again - that still cannot judge, weigh and assess due to young age - to mutilate them without medical need. Religious ideology claims posession of the individual by marking it irreversibly, and it is revealing that the two archenemies in theistic beliefs, Jews and Muslims, are standing side by side here. It cannot be accepted any longer that freedom of religion weighs heavier than the right of physical integrity and children being protected from physical assaults like this. The alternative is to leave children unattacked by ideologic indoctirnation and physical mutilation until they are 18 or 21 years. When they are adult in the law'S sense they may decide whether or not they want to join this or that club or not, or whether they want a tatoo, a piercing, a branding, a tongue splitting or a genital mutilation. But of course religions want nothing less than this: to leave the children unharmed by religions' ideology, and leave individuals a choice to decide for or against them. What gets glossed as cultural habit and religious rite, in reality is just this: the branding of horses to mark claims of possession.

Parents do not have total rights over their children, they do not own or possess them. Sexual assault is forbidden, physical assault is forbidden, letting kids starve or exlcuding them from needed medical treatment. Even slapping a disobedient kid now can earn you a call to court today. But mutilating them over religious claims - that should go by because it is founded on religion...?

A good German comment from the conservative FAZ:
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleto...-11801160.html

06-28-12, 05:01 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,642 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	German court bans circumcision http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-841276.html About time, i would say. It compares to branding of horses and is the abuse of the weak and young once again - that still cannot judge, weigh and assess due to young age - to mutilate them without medical need. Religious ideology claims posession of the individual by marking it irreversibly, and it is revealing that the two archenemies in theistic beliefs, Jews and Muslims, are standing side by side here. It cannot be accepted any longer that freedom of religion weighs heavier than the right of physical integrity and children being protected from physical assaults like this. The alternative is to leave children unattacked by ideologic indoctirnation and physical mutilation until they are 18 or 21 years. When they are adult in the law'S sense they may decide whether or not they want to join this or that club or not, or whether they want a tatoo, a piercing, a branding, a tongue splitting or a genital mutilation. But of course religions want nothing less than this: to leave the children unharmed by religions' ideology, and leave individuals a choice to decide for or against them. What gets glossed as cultural habit and religious rite, in reality is just this: the branding of horses to mark claims of possession. Parents do not have total rights over their children, they do not own or possess them. Sexual assault is forbidden, physical assault is forbidden, letting kids starve or exlcuding them from needed medical treatment. Even slapping a disobedient kid now can earn you a call to court today. But mutilating them over religious claims - that should go by because it is founded on religion...? A good German comment from the conservative FAZ: http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleto...-11801160.html __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 06-28-12 at 05:14 AM.