This poor twelve-year-old kid is caught up in his parents’ dispute over whether or not he should be circumcised.  Yeah, you read that right. He’s twelve. And his dad, who has converted to Judaism, is insisting that not only is the boy going to convert (or else?) but that he must have his penis converted as well. The mother, who is Christian, is saying no.

Luckily, a sane, rational judge is asking “So, uh, what does the boy attached to said penis want?” I can only hope the boy is able to express his own wishes, and not those of a parental figure–either one.

But what got me was this:

James Boldt said that as a Jew and the primary caregiver, he has a First Amendment right to practice his faith as he sees fit for his child.

Funny, I thought faith was a personal decision. At least, it is when you’re old enough to be asked what you want to do about that pesky foreskin.