BERLIN: The German government tried to reassure parents Jews and Muslims on Friday it will still be able to circumcise their children according to religious tradition, despite the decision of a local court that the practice amounts to personal injury .Muslim and Jewish leaders had protested the decision of the court of Cologne, in the case of a 4-year-old who suffered medical complications after the procedure. The head of the German Medical Association recommended this week that doctors stop performing circumcisions on religious grounds until the law can be clarified.
We Jews, we want the Muslim religious life in Germany, "German government spokesman Steffen Seibert." Circumcision takes place in a responsible manner should be possible in this country without legal punishment, "he told reporters in Berlin.
Officials said the government was exploring various legal options and seeking a quick fix to solve the problem. Jewish tradition requires that children be circumcised eight days after birth.Germany is sensitive to criticism over its treatment of religious communities, because the country's history of persecuting the Jews, which reached its climax during the Third Reich of Adolf Hitler.
We Jews, we want the Muslim religious life in Germany, "German government spokesman Steffen Seibert." Circumcision takes place in a responsible manner should be possible in this country without legal punishment, "he told reporters in Berlin.
Officials said the government was exploring various legal options and seeking a quick fix to solve the problem. Jewish tradition requires that children be circumcised eight days after birth.Germany is sensitive to criticism over its treatment of religious communities, because the country's history of persecuting the Jews, which reached its climax during the Third Reich of Adolf Hitler.
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