A quarter of the twenty-first century has passed, yet there are those who stubbornly insist on indoctrinating young minds: one might say it’s medieval, but that’s not quite the case. Teaching the Bible and introducing morning blessings in schools, in a changing world where new subjects and a rational approach to curricula are needed, is the latest outlandish idea of the Italian school system proposed by local “sovereignists.”

In a truly free world, the choice to belong to a cult should be something desired and not imposed by others. However, baptism, a rite imposed in the first moments of life when the person cannot make decisions, remains a current example of religious coercion and imposition. Choosing to de-baptize oneself becomes not only an act of liberation but also an essential political act in a state like Italy, which is subjected to the religious influences of the Vatican in politics and society.