Berlin – German Verdict Purpose Is To Delay Circumcision, Not Ban It, Jurist Says

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    AP File.. Celebration after a Bris Milah in San Francisco.Berlin – A widely criticised German court verdict on religious circumcision this week aims only to delay the act, not ban it, and is not directed against any faith, a jurist with a leading role in the legal debate said on Friday.

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    The operation does serious bodily harm and only males old enough to consent to it freely should undergo it, said Holm Putzke, law professor at Passau University in southern Germany.

    Using arguments Putzke has published in recent years, a court in the western city of Cologne ruled on Tuesday that the circumcision there of a Muslim boy who suffered post-operative bleeding had violated a German law against causing bodily harm.

    Jewish, Muslim, Catholic and Protestant leaders in Germany denounced the ruling as a serious intrusion on religious freedom. Even Germany’s foreign minister spoke out, saying such faith traditions must be allowed in a tolerant modern society.

    “I can understand that this verdict has irritated people around the world, but this irritation can be resolved if people look at the reasons for it,” Putzke told Reuters by telephone.

    “Nobody wants to ban religious circumcision in Islam and Judaism, not at all,” he said. “It should just be decided by those who undergo it.”

    Full story at Reuters


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    AlbertEinstein
    AlbertEinstein
    11 years ago

    Rasha merusha. He understands the requirement for a bris at 8 days. His argument is blatantly anti-semitic.

    zooog
    zooog
    11 years ago

    Here we go again

    cent_cent
    cent_cent
    11 years ago

    Anyone who tries to ban circumcision is obviously anti-semetic. There are enough known health benefits to allow it (if not require it). Additionally, any country that allows abortions has no basis whatsoever to be against circumcision (other than anti-semetic reasons). I guess you can kill babies if the parents desire but you cannot do a minor procedure that is actually beneficial if the parents desire. Makes sense to me.

    StevenWright
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    StevenWright
    11 years ago

    His name is very appropriate…..

    SandraM
    SandraM
    11 years ago

    Yes. The Germans are worried about the shedding of Jewish blood. Ha. Ha. Tell that to the 6 million.

    11 years ago

    one comment ANTI_SEMETIC NAZI BASTARD

    sandymoos
    sandymoos
    11 years ago

    …but they’ll allow abortions…“It should just be decided by those who undergo it.”

    Babishka
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    Babishka
    11 years ago

    The purpose of this law is to get rid of the Muslim immigrants. If it also get rid of the Jews, that’s just the icing on the cake.