And no, it is not what one might immediately think: that he might be preventing them from being inculcated & indoctrinated with his wife’s misogynistic faith so that he might jam the poison of Catholicism down their unwilling throats.

No. He is going to let the children decide in a “voluntary & informed way“.

Hats off to him. (Or ‘hats on’ if he is attending Temple)

(Although he did previously agree to their son’s non-consensual genital mutilation.)

SMH Story here

The mother wanted her children to participate in their bar and bat mitzvahs – ceremonies that mark the beginning of boys and girls taking responsibility for their Jewish faith.

He also asked the court for an injunction, stopping Mrs Macri from committing their children to the Jewish faith through the bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies.

Mr Macri had not pitted one religion against the other but had wanted his children to participate in the culture and traditions of both religions without committing to either at this stage, Mr McGuire said. In contrast, Mrs Macri wanted to commit the children to Judaism immediately.

I note that the sane option of not choosing any delusion is not apparent in this mild dichotomy.

Oh well. Baby steps.

Mr McGuire said there was no evidence that deferring the decision would later stop the children choosing to enter the Jewish religion.

Pity.