https://freerepublic.com/tag/germanlawvsjews/ en-us Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:32:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2922292/posts BERLIN - In the debate in Germany over circumcision, you often hear people say jokingly that if cutting the foreskin off a baby boy’s penis for religious reasons is outlawed then piercing little girls’ earlobes shouldn’t be allowed either. But that’s just the scenario that may be shaping up. After a Cologne court ruled in June that circumcision was illegal, a Berlin judge is examining whether or not ear-piercing should be as well. The issue has come up in conjunction with a suit against a tattoo studio by the parents of a three-year-old girl whose ears were pierced at the... DIE WELT/Worldcrunch https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2922292/posts#comment Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:32:55 GMT