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by amused » Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:23 am
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics ... n-practice
"The savior said that everybody had to be baptized to enter the kingdom of heaven," explained Quentin Cook, one of 12 "Apostles" considered the top leaders of the faith, during a 2009 tour of a new Mormon temple in Draper, Utah. "And so by proxy there is baptism for all of those who are deceased."
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"We consider this a great effort of love," Cook said. "This baptism is not binding on them unless they accept it."
That belief is cited by Mormons when others complain about the practice. Many Mormons wonder why some are so angered by a practice that has no effect if the deceased soul rejects it.
The anger is often at fever pitch when Holocaust victims are targeted for baptism. Relatives of those who died because of their faith find it deeply offensive that Mormons would baptize them into another faith.
Religion really does poison everything.
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by JimC » Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:32 am
A theatre of the absurd...
Nurse, where the fuck's my cardigan?
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by Bella Fortuna » Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:43 am
Made for this thread --->
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by Tero » Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:00 am
They actually have a proxy take a bath in church for the deadster.
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by maiforpeace » Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:08 am
I find this practice hugely disrespectful of individuals....what a bunch of horseshit.
Maybe Christians will start catching on, it's beyond me how many of them seemingly respect this crazy person's beliefs.
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by Ronja » Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:30 am
Bella Fortuna wrote:Made for this thread --->
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by hadespussercats » Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:14 am
I still like that Bill Maher bit from the other thread, where he unbaptizes Mitt Romney's dad.
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by Bella Fortuna » Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:17 am
That was great.
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by Pappa » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:08 pm
They can baptise me when I'm dead if they like... on the condition they fuck me and eat me afterwards.
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:10 pm
Pappa wrote:They can baptise me when I'm dead if they like... on the condition they fuck me and eat me afterwards.
Ein Ubootsoldat wrote:“Ich melde mich ab. Grüssen Sie bitte meine Kameraden.”
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by Jesus_of_Nazareth » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:40 pm
Didn't Mitt Romny baptise his Atheist Father in law - a year after he died?
How about we start De-baptising the Faithful after death?....serves no purpose - except to annoy!
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