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    1. Brian D. Earp‏ @briandavidearp Apr 4

      What Circumcision and 'Religious Freedom' Have in Common https://buff.ly/2uNLN1X pic.twitter.com/9dmk1uuZXl

      5 replies 8 retweets 18 likes
    2. Stefan Paas‏ @StefanPaas Apr 4
      Replying to @briandavidearp

      Really? A textbook example of newspeak. And an eloquent defence of the legislator acting as a theologian who knows better what a religion entails than its practitioners.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    3. Stefan Paas‏ @StefanPaas Apr 4
      Replying to @StefanPaas @briandavidearp

      That this Icelandic minister did not consult those who are affected by outlawing cc, nay, did not even know that it was 'still' permitted, says it all. Insensitivity paired with indifference. But at the same time she seems to know exactly what is 'religious' and what isn't...

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    4. opticon9‏ @opticon9 Apr 5
      Replying to @StefanPaas @briandavidearp

      Forcing a religious mark on the body of a non-consenting child is an egregious violation of that child's religious freedom.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    5. Stefan Paas‏ @StefanPaas Apr 5
      Replying to @opticon9 @briandavidearp

      While locking up loving parents is an emblem of civilization, I presume?

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    6. opticon9‏ @opticon9 Apr 5
      Replying to @StefanPaas @briandavidearp

      Yes, locking up criminals who violate the law and the body and the religious freedom of innocent children is the epitome of civilization.

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    7. Stefan Paas‏ @StefanPaas Apr 5
      Replying to @opticon9 @briandavidearp

      Newspeak: redefining loving parents who want the best for their children as 'criminals'. You're strong on rhetoric but a bit lacking in argumentation.

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    8. opticon9‏ @opticon9 Apr 5
      Replying to @StefanPaas @briandavidearp

      What's love got to do with it? Criminals are those who violate the law. If Iceland bans male genital mutilation and a parent violates that law, that parent is a criminal. My argument is strong: cutting a child in the name of *your* religion violates the child's religious freedom.

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    9. Stefan Paas‏ @StefanPaas Apr 5
      Replying to @opticon9 @briandavidearp

      Well, if a new law creates a situation in which loving, well-meaning parents who give their child the best they can think of all of a sudden become criminals facing 6 yrs of prison, this law may not be just.

      3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    10. Stefan Paas‏ @StefanPaas Apr 5
      Replying to @StefanPaas @opticon9 @briandavidearp

      And as for 'consent': that's a very weak argument. Virtually everything parents do to their little children is without their consent, and much of it has lasting physical and mental consequences.

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      Brian D. Earp‏ @briandavidearp Apr 5
      Replying to @StefanPaas @opticon9

      The fact that young children cannot consent to anything does not give parents a blank check to modify their children's bodies however they see fit. You can't tattoo a child in most US states, even with best intentions; cutting off part of their genitals is far more consequential

      11:15 AM - 5 Apr 2018
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        2. Stefan Paas‏ @StefanPaas Apr 5
          Replying to @briandavidearp @opticon9

          Nobody is talking about a 'blank check', that's a false dilemma. But advocates of prohibiting a deep-rooted and for Jews non-negotiable divine commandment should give some thought to the numerous other ways in which parents are allowed to affect their children's health.

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        3. Brian D. Earp‏ @briandavidearp Apr 5
          Replying to @StefanPaas @opticon9

          “Non-negotiable” - ? What does that even mean. Divine command theory is full of deep problems philosophically, and many Jews have “negotiated” circumcision http://www.beyondthebris.com/?m=1 

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        4. Stefan Paas‏ @StefanPaas Apr 5
          Replying to @briandavidearp @opticon9

          Non-negotiable in the sense that Jews (even liberal Jews) consider this a cornerstone of their religious practice. And the legislator does not play the theologian or the philosopher.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. Brian D. Earp‏ @briandavidearp Apr 5
          Replying to @StefanPaas @opticon9

          FGC is regarded as a central religious practice in several Islamic sects and is a cultural cornerstone in many African communities. This does not mean FGC is non-negotiable or beyond critique

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        6. Stefan Paas‏ @StefanPaas Apr 5
          Replying to @briandavidearp @opticon9

          I don't think that FGC has the same religious status in any religious group as MGC has for Jews. For them it is really a matter that defines their religion to the core. For Muslims it may be different (as it's not in the Quran).

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