"For more than a century, #britmilah has been a persistent test of #Europe’s commitment to #religious #liberty. In recent decades, that test has become increasingly severe as, across the continent, lawmakers, activists, and regulators have sought to restrict or criminalize the practice through medical regulations, alleged child-protection frameworks, or prosecutions of religious practitioners. Although no European state has – as of yet – formally outlawed #Jewish #circumcision outright, the trajectory of public policy in several countries suggests a growing willingness to treat one of #Judaism’s most ancient commandments as a suspicious or even illegal act."

https://jewishpress.com/the-european-challenge-to-brit-milah/

The European Challenge to Brit Milah

Critics of circumcision frequently frame the issue as one of children’s rights or bodily autonomy, but this framing overlooks the reality that parents routinely make irreversible decisions on behalf

The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com

@dukepaaron

They want to make it illegal to make kosher food, to sell kosher food, to wear religious symbols, and to perform certain rituals.

If I didn't know better, I'd think they didn't like us!

#Europe #Canada

@serge 😆

I'm waiting for some inactivist to come screaming onto this post.

@dukepaaron @serge been four hours now and nothing? These foreskin warriors need to step up!