First Communion

My wife's family is Catholic. This means that I periodically have go to to one of the rituals they periodically hold (I think this is known as "going to church" :-) ). Last weekend was one such example. One of the kids of my wife's cousin was receiving first communion. Apparently, at the age of 6 or 7, kids are deemed old enough to understand that what they're eating is really the flesh and blood of a jewish rabbi who died nearly 2000 years ago.

What really struck me this time though, was sadness. Here's 3 dozen innocent children being initiated via rituals, into what can only be described as a cult. The brainwashing has begun. I agree with Richard Dawkins that this comes very close to child abuse.