key2thecup Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Jews, Muslims stage circumcision march in Germany AFP - Around 500 mainly Jewish but some Christian and Muslim protesters gathered in Berlin on Sunday to demand the right to circumcision after a disputed court ruling in Germany outlawing the rite. Some protesters were draped in Israeli flags, others wore orthodox Jewish dress for the peaceful demonstration on Berlin's Bebelplatz, infamous as the site of book-burning ceremonies carried out by Adolf Hitler's Nazis. One banner at the demonstration accused Germany of reverting to a "colonial power" while another read: "Foreskin? No thank you!" Following the judgement from the court in Cologne saying circumcision was tantamount to grievous bodily harm, Jewish and Muslim groups joined forces for the protest in central Berlin as the foreign minister expressed his concern. "I am very worried about this debate. It will not be understood in any way outside our country," Guido Westerwelle told Focus news magazine. "It is completely incomprehensible that Jewish families in Germany might not be able to have their young boys circumcised," added the minister. Diplomats admit the ruling has proved "disastrous" for Germany's international image, particularly in light of its Nazi past, following uproar from religious and political leaders in Israel as well as Muslim countries The leader of Germany's Jewish community, Dieter Graumann, told the same publication it was "unbearable" that Jews were being portrayed as "child torturers" for carrying out the practice. And he backed his predecessor as head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Charlotte Knobloch, who said last week that Jewish life in Germany was being questioned for the first time since 1945. "I can well understand her feelings," said Graumann. On Wednesday, the city of Berlin imposed new legal conditions on parents who have their boys circumcised. Both parents must give written permission after being informed of the risks of the procedure, and provide proof of the "religious motivation and religious necessity of the circumcision" before the child is old enough to take the decision himself. Berlin's top justice official, Thomas Heilmann, said the new policy was intended to protect the rights of Jewish and Muslim parents and their children. About four million Muslims and more than 200,000 Jews live in Germany. http://www.france24.com/en/20120909-jews-muslims-stage-circumcision-march-germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The Jews, Christians, and Muslims are agreeing on something!!!!! Halleluljar! Praise the Lord! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I hope no one is running with scissors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The genatalia of young boys should be of no concern to religious figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovech Trick Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 It had to be posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Can we just get rid of religion already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prngr44 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I heard the march got cut short? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 So a Jew and a Muslim are walking down the street and the Jew turns to the muslim and says, " Oy vey! I heard they want to stop us from all of the snipping". The muslim responds, "That's so not kosher". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 If only they were this reactive and involved with the issues 75yrs ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The genatalia of young boys should be of no concern to religious figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 In the context of circumcision, should it be a concern of anybody's? If yes, then why discriminate against anyone religious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I hope no one is running with scissors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 It's a cosmetic surgery done before the individual is of an age to consent to it. If you're 18 and want this procedure done, go nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 So a Jew and a Muslim are walking down the street and the Jew turns to the muslim and says, " Oy vey! I heard they want to stop us from all of the snipping". The muslim responds, "That's so not kosher". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 How about abortion? Both for the fetus (yes, no legal rights) and for teenagers that are not of the age of consent - 18 (that you're suggesting)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Abortion in teenagers is not a cosmetic surgery. A closer example would be breast implants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 This so reminds me of an old joke: NY Irish Beat Cop to Wee Rabbi: "So tell me Rabbi, what do you folks do with all of dem foreskins you snips off of yer wee ones"?? NY Rabbi to Beat Cop: "Why Officer O'Neill, we send em all over to Ireland to make big prix like you" .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Okay - so what about cosmetic surgery then - are you saying that parents shouldn't have any cosmetic surgery done to their children until they reach the age of consent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Okay - so what about cosmetic surgery then - are you saying that parents shouldn't have any cosmetic surgery done to their children until they reach the age of consent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Fatigue Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 hopefully religion will fade away eventually and the indoctrination of future generations to unprovable nonsense (of the religious kind) will falter and, maybe one day, dissapear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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