In a decision that has caused outrage among Jewish and Muslim groups, the court said that a child's right to physical integrity Trump's religious and parental rights.
Male circumcision is part of the ancient religious rituals of both the Jewish and Muslim faiths, as well as the traditions of some tribal groups.
In some countries, such as the United States, it is also not uncommon for parents to request that young boys are circumcised for health reasons.
this issue is a moral and political minefield
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco - To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
bcspace wrote:Abortion is certainly bodily harm.......
And yet the Church supports abortion...
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One day while in the hospital nursery a doctor friend of mine was performing a circumcision. The little baby boy was screaming at the top of his lungs. It obviously was very painful.
I asked her why she still did circumcisions since there is no good medical reason to do them.
She smiled and said she had three kids to put through college.
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"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
So if a woman wants to get breast implants, it's okay so long as its not for religious reasons?
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