Comments on: Baptisms For The Dead and Marriages For The Living http://laura.moncur.org/archives/2008/11/11/baptisms-for-the-dead-and-marriages-for-the-living/ The personal blog of Laura Moncur Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:39:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: calvin http://laura.moncur.org/archives/2008/11/11/baptisms-for-the-dead-and-marriages-for-the-living/#comment-138296 calvin Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:44:23 +0000 http://laura.moncur.org/?p=4495#comment-138296 <p>Then why not baptize dead Mormons into the Church of Satan? Or why wait? Baptize living Jews in absentia. And if they don't like it, they can request to opt out. </p> <p>Or why don't we start the Aryan Race religion, with Hitler as the martyred prophet! We can begin baptizing the "supposed" holocaust victims into the Aryan religion as the servants of Hitler in the afterlife. </p> <p>I think you can see how this idea quickly goes from innocuous to downright appalling pretty fast. </p> <p>I mean, which religion would you feel comfortable having your grandparents posthumously converted to?</p> Then why not baptize dead Mormons into the Church of Satan? Or why wait?
Baptize living Jews in absentia. And if they don’t like it, they can request to opt out.

Or why don’t we start the Aryan Race religion, with Hitler as the martyred prophet! We can begin baptizing the “supposed” holocaust victims into the Aryan religion as the servants of Hitler in the afterlife.

I think you can see how this idea quickly goes from innocuous to downright appalling pretty fast.

I mean, which religion would you feel comfortable having your grandparents posthumously converted to?

]]> By: Jane http://laura.moncur.org/archives/2008/11/11/baptisms-for-the-dead-and-marriages-for-the-living/#comment-135142 Jane Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:20:02 +0000 http://laura.moncur.org/?p=4495#comment-135142 <p>I actually think the Jewish people have a point. I could see being offended that someone was doing something against my wishes with (even the names of) my ancestors. </p> <p>Perhaps the Holocaust survivors resent actions based on others' faith because they have faith of their own.</p> I actually think the Jewish people have a point. I could see being offended that someone was doing something against my wishes with (even the names of) my ancestors.

Perhaps the Holocaust survivors resent actions based on others’ faith because they have faith of their own.

]]> By: Brandon Lewis http://laura.moncur.org/archives/2008/11/11/baptisms-for-the-dead-and-marriages-for-the-living/#comment-135086 Brandon Lewis Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:22:35 +0000 http://laura.moncur.org/?p=4495#comment-135086 <p>♥</p> ♥

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