I can see the possibility. But, that would entail a deal more conscious evil than I think would be reasonable. Atwood made sure that what she wrote of Gilead had real-world precedent.
Using that real-world precedent, the FLDS Church doesn't excommunicate toddlers or babies, not until the boys are in their teens and starting to seem like competition for women.
That would suggest they see new baby boys born as great in general and, when said baby boy starts to become a man, the men in power structure starts to see someone who might want to horn in on their harems.
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Date: 2018-02-18 12:25 am (UTC)Using that real-world precedent, the FLDS Church doesn't excommunicate toddlers or babies, not until the boys are in their teens and starting to seem like competition for women.
That would suggest they see new baby boys born as great in general and, when said baby boy starts to become a man, the men in power structure starts to see someone who might want to horn in on their harems.