• Melllvar@startrek.website
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    50
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    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?

    • Ms. ArmoredThirteen
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      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

      • Melllvar@startrek.website
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        6
        ·
        9 months ago

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

        • Ms. ArmoredThirteen
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          9 months ago

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