I've grown up in the Protestant church. I feel like, presently, I understand a majority of the rituals and practices in my faith. Though when I was younger, the church I went to participated in various Old Testament practices. We would not eat leavened bread (bread with yeast) for a week, which was appropriately called The Days of Unleavened Bread. When I was younger, I did this because I was told to, not because I understood the point. Right now, I am part of a different denomination, and I participate in New Testament practices. These rituals and practices have meaning to me, and to my faith.
All of my younger experiences allow me to see how and why the townspeople in Jackson's story participate in these yearly stoning sessions. They feel like they'll get something out of it, even if that idea is not based in facts, even if they've never really seen the benefits, they just believe eventually they'll understand.
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