18.7.12

German circumcision ruling


Muslim and Jewish groups have come together and met members of the European Parliament in the Bundestag to express their strong opposition to the ruling裁決.

A joint聯合 statement said, 'we consider this to be an公然 affront侮辱 to our basic religious and human rights'; adding, 'circumcision割禮 is an ancient古老的 ritual儀式 that is fundamental to our individual faiths and we protest in the strongest possible terms against this court ruling.'

Meanwhile, Germany's doctors have been told not to carry out circumcisions except where medically necessary, for fear of prosecution起訴.

The country's government is clearly uneasy不安 about the ruling, particularly after accusations指責 that it was inappropriate for the country of the Holocaust大屠殺 to outlaw禁止 a fundamental基本 ritual儀式 of Judaism. The foreign minister said that circumcision was, 'an expression of religious pluralism多元化.' Jewish and Muslim groups are now working together to get the court decision overturned推翻.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/07/120716_witn_german_circumcision.shtml

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