The ban is silly, not because of the religious aspect, but because it's not that big of a deal, and the government shouldn't be making these decisions for parents.
We do need to justify these tho. Is it OK to make children brush their teeth? Yes. Why? Because their teeth need to last to adulthood when they can decide whether to care for them or not. Is it OK to brand children with the logo of your political party to mark their entry into it
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No. Why? Because this is not medically necessary and they might not want to support your political party when they are adults and wish they'd had the right to decide whether to do that or not.
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Is it ok to get your child's ears pierced? Should the government ban that? Essentially, we're talking about cutting off a piece of arguably useless skin from a child's body. I don't see that as something the government should be involved in.
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No. I don't think the government should be involved in deciding whether someone has a bit of skin removed from their body either. We agree on that. What we disagree on is whether the individual gets to decide this or whether parents can do so.
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Yes. I'm talking about all of this in the context of parents' rights. Should the government decide whether a parent can get their child's ears pierced? It mutilates the ear lobe for purely social reasons.
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No, governments should not decide whether kids should be pierced or cut or tattood either. They should consistently uphold every individual's right to make this decision for themselves and prosecute those who do it to those who don't or cannot consent.
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This contradicts itself. If the government is prosecuting parents for decisions they are making for their kids, then the government *is* making decisions for the parents.
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It's restricting what decisions parents can make for their kids, yes. Sometimes to support the individuals freedom of choice & belief, you have to criminalise private individuals who would deny it to those they have power over.
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