[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by bananarama

Agree 100%. Some parents treat children as objects rather than people and do with them as such. Should be made ilegal to abuse a child in a pysical way unless there are medical reasons.

Religious rituals and indeed religious beliefs should by law not allowed to be imposed on children until they reach an age of consent and approval and understanding as to why certain thigs are done and beliefs are formed......Age of consent for religion indoctrination and physical ritulistic proceedures should be 18.

Anything physical done to a child or indoctrinated beliefs should be regarded as child abuse......

Agreed!

[thesheriff443]

its not that simple!

[Patrick]

I got mine pierced on my 1st Birthday?

[GypsyGoth]

Originally Posted by bananarama

Agree 100%. Some parents treat children as objects rather than people and do with them as such. Should be made ilegal to abuse a child in a pysical way unless there are medical reasons.

Religious rituals and indeed religious beliefs should by law not allowed to be imposed on children until they reach an age of consent and approval and understanding as to why certain thigs are done and beliefs are formed......Age of consent for religion indoctrination and physical ritulistic proceedures should be 18.

Anything physical done to a child or indoctrinated beliefs should be regarded as child abuse......

[MTVN]

An age of consent for "religious indoctrination" lol, what are you gonna do, have bouncers on Church doors checking ID's

[fruit_cake]

to call getting ears pierced 'child abuse' is stretching the imagination just a bit too much imo. It looks nice.

[letmein]

Originally Posted by Livia

My religion does that. I do not regard myself as "primitive". Around 80% of the male population of the USA is circumcised - not all for reglious purposes, and not all because they're "primitive".

I've noticed that a lot of discussions seem to get turned around to circumcision. I don't know any man who is circumcised and has a problem with it, and some women prefer a man who is circumcised. I'd say there are far more worthy bandwagons to jump on... female circumcision, for instance.

Nope, and the number is dropping quickly.

Circumcision came to America thanks to a Christian nutcase, who went around propagandizing that by circumcising little boys, they'd keep their hands off their private parts.

Circumcision should be banned, and yes, it's primitive to do this to children.

[letmein]

Originally Posted by Locke.

Fine with girls, not with boys

[Jack_]

The point is what you do to and with your own body is your own choice, no one else's. I don't see what right anyone else has to tell you or force you to have something done to your body that you don't want, or agree with. It's a personal choice and I find it extremely bizarre as to how anyone can argue in favour of allowing parents to make the choice.

The only instances whereby someone else (parents, whoever) should have to make a choice is if it's medically advised, and you're at an age too young to understand, or if you are for whatever reason incapable of making a decision (i.e. unconscious or something).

Your body is yours to do what you want with it. It's nobody else's.