I think considering "normal" ear piercing as abuse verges on absurd. Now if you were to stretch out a baby's ear lobes and insert 1" diameter rods, that would be a more complicated issue ...I don't know if it is, but I can imagine it might or could be an accepted custom or ritual in some cultures. At what diameter the abuse starts is a strange question. Now that I'm writing this, I'm thinking many such questions about such practices ...piercing, cutting, tattooing, etc... depend on a cultural perspective. Not to say this justifies abuse, but it makes it a more complicated issue.
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Originally Posted by little_tippler
I also think religion should not be forced on children, they should be able to choose
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While I don't disagree with everything you said in your post, contrary to some misguided (IMO) "naturalist" philosophies, children are not born knowing what is right and wrong, they don't naturally know how or what decisions to make in life, it is the parents responsibility to guide them. Parents who have strong religious beliefs would be obligated by their own morals to raise their children accordingly. When the kids get old enough to know, they can choose to change.