The baby was born, given a biblical name, circumcised, brought to church for a blessing and placed in a bassinet decorated with crosses and angels. As a small child they told him of Jesus, the devil, sin, heaven and hell. They took him to Sunday school and he was told to praise God and pray before bed, upon waking and before meals. He also learned good manners like blessing people when they sneeze. All of this, better to keep him safe from following heathen religions. Why, they might brainwash him!