It's a page from an old Irish Catholic schoolbook.
I like how not only do they clearly indicate the hierarchy of God's love, but they force the child to be complicit in assigning that love by circling the right picture — that's excellent indoctrination technique right there. It's a bonus that they don't even bother to show the baptized baby; its worth comes from the priest's hand.
I know most religious people aren't terrorists are raving homophobes or fundagelical zealots…it's the little conceits and assumptions like this that make me despise religion the most.
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