Move it up a level: religious invocation, as in female
genital mutilation (which ritual is inculcated from the crib, such that: the 'victim' will most often INSIST later, upon NOT being 'different from her peers' and: missing out.)
Mutilation is performed natch, at an age when the victim is utterly ignorant of the effects of the ritual upon her entire life. Only recently have there been any people around who would help a recalcitrant one escape - it seems that 'escape' also means exiting the country. (This 'sacrament' may or may not now be officially: a basis for claiming US sanctuary, last I heard -- if you could ever find the funds to get here, that is.)
(What was that argument again re, "Under God", appearing in our local paperwork?)
Of course I can't properly discriminate between mutilation Now VS burning in molten lead forever Later .?. in comparing Advanced Religious recipes in either culture.
Sometimes it's difficult to distinguish a homo-sap in repose.. from a tick.
Ashton
