Germany’s circumcision row hots up with bible stamp plan
Germany’s postal service is set to issue a stamp reminding Germans that 2,000 years ago Jesus underwent circumcision as an eight-day-old baby, a ritual religious practice that a German court has controversially banned in part of the country.
The stamp, marking the 200th anniversary of the German Bible Society in September, shows a page from the New Testament that includes a description of Jesus being circumcised.
The Bible Society says the stamp’s design was finalised well before the heated debate began.
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Hide AdA court in Cologne, ruling in the case of a Muslim boy taken to a doctor with bleeding after circumcision, said in June the procedure should not be carried out on young boys, but could be practised on older males.