{"id":580,"date":"2007-11-06T23:49:12","date_gmt":"2007-11-07T07:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/godammit.com\/2007\/11\/06\/circumcision-mutilation-or-free-speech\/"},"modified":"2007-11-07T00:01:59","modified_gmt":"2007-11-07T08:01:59","slug":"circumcision-mutilation-or-free-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/circumcision-mutilation-or-free-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Circumcision: Mutilation or Free Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oregon Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether a 12 year old boy should be circumcised, and it\u2019s a real mess<\/a>. A divorced couple are fighting over their rights to make the decision for their son, who is converting to Judaism, the religion of \u00a0the father (the parent with custody.) The mother is trying to prevent the procedure, comparing it to \u201csex abuse or physical abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mother\u2019s attorney asked the Court whether they would allow the amputation of some other body part, if the father wanted it. The father, a lawyer who is representing himself, has noted that the boy\u2019s preference isn\u2019t relevant. The Judges are wondering whether a parent could impose a \u2018nose job\u2019 on a child whose face was \u2018just fine.\u2019<\/p>\n

The father maintained that a parent could do anything that wasn\u2019t illegal to a child . When a Judge asked if that meant you could get your kid\u2019s face tattooed, the father noted the difference between a traditional \u2018mom\u2019 tattoo on the arm, and a swastika on the face.<\/p>\n

Four Jewish groups have filed briefs in the case, backing the father and citing religious freedom as the issue at hand. A group called Doctors Against Circumcision are supporting the mother.<\/p>\n

I think that kid should run away, on the double. He can seek political asylum, at my house. His dad seems like an arrogant, narcissistic lunatic.<\/p>\n

Opinions, anyone?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"