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Xithras

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7. Israel, the shining light of democracy in the Middle East

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 04:40 PM

Nov 2013

So much better than all of those OTHER Middle Eastern countries where people are forced to live under religious law and abide by religious court systems, letting religious leaders choose who you can marry and the terms of your divorces.

Don't all free and democratic societies permit religious courts to force genital mutilation on the unwilling?

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Mom Fined $140 Every Day Until She Circumcises Her Child [View all] TexasTowelie Nov 2013 OP

So, THIS is the "free society" that we're liberalhistorian Nov 2013 #1

Ah, of course. Iggo Nov 2013 #2

It's a ridiculous intrusion on human rights as I see it. defacto7 Nov 2013 #3

Except that we give them billions of liberalhistorian Nov 2013 #6

More like $3 billion annually, but yeah. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2013 #8

You're right and I stand corrected; liberalhistorian Nov 2013 #11

I agree. defacto7 Nov 2013 #10

According to the article, an appeals court liberalhistorian Nov 2013 #12

I thought February was circumcision month jberryhill Nov 2013 #4

Radical religiously based oppressive laws. Didn't catch the country. Iran? Iraq? Afghanistan? n/t GoneFishin Nov 2013 #5

Israel, the shining light of democracy in the Middle East Xithras Nov 2013 #7

They take mythology way too seriously in Israel FarCenter Nov 2013 #9