As a matter of fact, I'm quite certain the case involved a botched Moslem circumcision. And I strongly suspect there is more anti-Islamic sentiment than traditional anti-Semitism (directed at Jews) in contemporary Germany. Indeed, the decision offers an opportunity for Jews and Moslems to unite.
Sandy ________________________________ From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu <religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu> To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics <religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu> Sent: Sun Jul 01 11:21:28 2012 Subject: Re: German circumcision decision Are they also banning parents from piercing the ears of children? In many cultures it is common to see infant girls with pierced ears. Does the ban extend to pierced ears before age 18? And then there is body piercing before age 18. Is that being banned? Has the Court banned tattoos for people under 18? And has this ban spread to Muslim male children, who are circumcised at age 7, 10 or slightly later depending on the sect. The fact is, given Germany's history of how it has dealt with Jews, is is not illegitimate to wonder what the Court is thinking. Germany has one of the fastest growing Jewish populations in the world -- mostly through immigration. This decision, if enforced all over the country, would slow down or stop that population growth. One might at least ponder why this case has come to the Germany court, and not one involving piercing, tattoos, or Muslim circumcision. ---- Paul Finkelman President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law Albany Law School 80 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208 518-445-3386 (p) 518-445-3363 (f) paul.finkel...@albanylaw.edu www.paulfinkelman.com ________________________________ From: "Volokh, Eugene" <vol...@law.ucla.edu> To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics <religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu> Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2012 11:56 AM Subject: RE: German circumcision decision Any chance we could have some helpful analysis of the decision, rather than one-liners? The question of the degree to which parents should be able to permanently alter their children’s bodies – for religious reasons or otherwise – is not, it seems to me, one that has a completely obvious answer one way or the other. There may indeed be one correct answer that can be demonstrated, but such demonstration requires argument rather than assertion. Eugene _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
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