German cabinet approves circumcision bill

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Jonathan WeckerleAt  Sept. 9 rally in Bebelplatz a woman wears a T-shirt displaying pictures of famous Jewish men such as Albert Einstein, Franz Kafka and Leonard Nimoy that is emblazoned with the words, 'We were circumcised.'  

By Donald Snyder, NBC News Special Correspondent

BERLIN -- The German cabinet approved a bill on Wednesday to make circumcision legal, a major step toward ending a controversy that started when a Cologne court banned the practice.


Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle issued the following statement: “This law will create legal certainty for those practicing religious traditions in Germany. The bill clearly shows that Germany is and will remain a cosmopolitan and tolerant country. We want Jewish and Muslim life to flourish as part of our society.”

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[Nifemi Donald]

i do not see amything bad in the approval of the bill at all