Christopher's Bar Mitzvah

According to the London Times, Bar Mitzvahs are becoming popular among non-Jewish American teenagers. “Are they just an excuse for a treat?” the paper asks seriously. Let’s weigh up the evidence:

“An Iranian family recently put on a “faux bat mitzvah” for their daughter at the Bryant Park Grill in the heart of New York City (the party organiser and caterer Christian Pascal, who arranged it, reports that it was a “wonderful” occasion, with a fashion show, dancing, DJs and a big movie screen).
“Meanwhile, Terry Macklin, a non-Jewish DJ in Ohio who has been playing at bar mitzvahs for more than 20 years, recently gave his twin daughters, Jennifer and Jessica, a “black” mitzvah. ‘It is just a good way and a good time to celebrate becoming a teenager,’ he says. ‘I suppose parents feel that giving a party at 13, rather than the traditional sweet 16 or graduation parties, is safer, as there will be less likelihood of drink and drugs.’
“He had been playing at bar mitzvah parties every weekend since the girls were babies ‘and so when they said they would like one too, I thought it was a great idea.’”
“Marsha Bliss, of Hart to Hart, a Californian party company, has organised more than a dozen faux bar mitzvahs in the past year. ‘It’s all about having a good time,’ she says. ‘And why not?’”

Well, I say we allow anyone who wants to to share in our traditions. On one condition: just for the sake of appearances, they have to take on other symbolic rituals as well. Like circumcision. Ooops, where have all the faux Bar Mitzvahs gone?
One additional noteworthy item in the article: one of the Jewish kids’ Bar-Mitzvah celebrations cost his parents $90,000. NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!! If non-Jewish parents are stupid enough to want to emulate that horrible, horrible waste of money, who can stop them.