Jews, Muslims stage circumcision march in Germany

Story here. I am reminded of that plea to the All-Mighty, "Lord, save me from your followers!". People are marching for the right to sexually mutilate their sons. For religious reasons? For any reason other than to save their lives or to address a serious health problem is unbelievable. But really why should it still shock me? Think of all the completely bonkers stuff people have done in the name of their religious beliefs, whether those be actual religious beliefs or what some have called "secular religious beliefs", such as those held by political extremists or really anyone so beholden to a single way of doing anything or looking at the world that they can't even tell when their behavior has gone from self-expression to just plain nutty. Anyway, excerpt:

'AFP - Around 500 mainly Jewish but some Christian and Muslim protesters gathered in Berlin on Sunday to demand the right to circumcision after a disputed court ruling in Germany outlawing the rite.

Some protesters were draped in Israeli flags, others wore orthodox Jewish dress for the peaceful demonstration on Berlin's Bebelplatz, infamous as the site of book-burning ceremonies carried out by Adolf Hitler's Nazis.

One banner at the demonstration accused Germany of reverting to a "colonial power" while another read: "Foreskin? No thank you!"

Following the judgement from the court in Cologne saying circumcision was tantamount to grievous bodily harm, Jewish and Muslim groups joined forces for the protest in central Berlin as the foreign minister expressed his concern.'