In Brief
The regional court of cologne
(second lowest state court, Landgericht Köln) rendered that circumcision of a
boy is a criminal offense (gefährlicher Körperverletzung), i.e. a grievous bodily
harm was inflicted. The lower court had decided against the prosecutor, because
it was a traditional, religious custom and because the Muslim parents had
agreed to this procedure.
Jesus Was Circumcised
The Gospel of Luke states in
verse 2:21 that Jesus was circumcised eight days after his birth. Moses was
supposedly born without a foreskin.
Need To Be Overturned On Appeal
The condemnation of this
verdict was swift, e.g. by the German Jewish organization. This was an
insensible intervention into freedom of religion. For a highly educated German judge less than
70 years after World War II ended and Holocaust to come up with such a verdict is
stunning.
I hope, this judge will
think about this for a long time and hopefully this verdict will be successfully
appealed.
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