Welby casts out 'sin' from christenings: Centuries-old rite rewritten in 'language of EastEnders' for modern congregation
arents and godparents no longer have to ‘repent sins’ and ‘reject the devil’ during christenings after the Church of England rewrote the solemn ceremony.
The new wording is designed to be easier to understand – but critics are stunned at such a fundamental change to a cornerstone of their faith, saying the new ‘dumbed-down’ version ‘strikes at the heart’ of what baptism means.
In the original version, the vicar asks: ‘Do you reject the devil and all rebellion against God?’
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Welby casts out 'sin' from christenings
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Well, it depends... If the Devil offers me a really good deal, and God pisses me off by being a bullying old fart, I might change sides...In the original version, the vicar asks: ‘Do you reject the devil and all rebellion against God?’
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No, he thought that humans should totally submit to his charismatic bullshit, or burn for eternity...The trouble is that large parts of the Church of England don’t believe in hell, sin or repentance. They think you can just hold hands and smile and we will all go to Heaven. That is certainly not what Jesus thought.
At least the "unnamed member of the Synod" is honest...
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My- cousin who wrote a learned article describing christening as an exorcism will be disappointed.
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I think that particular Daily Mail article deserves little more than a, "LOL". Oh wait, they all do.
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Can a soul burn? I never got that bit. As it's not physical, it's not combustible. And hardly likely to feel pain. And any way, if it was, it wouldn't burn for that long.JimC wrote:No, he thought that humans should totally submit to his charismatic bullshit, or burn for eternity...The trouble is that large parts of the Church of England don’t believe in hell, sin or repentance. They think you can just hold hands and smile and we will all go to Heaven. That is certainly not what Jesus thought.
At least the "unnamed member of the Synod" is honest...
Or is god going to re-constitute the soul into a brand new body, just so that he can torture it?
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