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[-] charonn0@startrek.website 53 points 9 months ago

The bill lists specific actions that fall under the proposed definition: abuse against children that includes animal torture, bestiality or cannibalism, or forcing a child to ingest urine or feces, enter a coffin or grave containing a corpse, or take drugs as part of the ritual.

Wouldn't this include celebrating communion?

[-] MsPenguinette@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago

My first thought was "wow, flds is not gonna like this"

[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Certainly seems like that could be an interpretation of the bill.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

If not, you could start in on the ones with the baby dunking buckets. Judging by the cleanliness of their holy water, there's not a huge focus on hygiene. Probably some feces and urine swirling around in there which is likely to be ingested during the performance.

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

Depends. As far as I know only a few groups consider it to be literally body/blood and most are clear that they believe it to be symbolic. A lot of churches also just use grape juice now instead of wine so can't get them on drug use even if alcohol were considered a drug

[-] charonn0@startrek.website 6 points 9 months ago

Most non-Protestant denominations (Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, etc.) teach that it's a literal, miraculous physical change.

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

Huh, didn't realize it was that wide spread. Well I retract my use of "only a few groups"

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