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In reply to the discussion: Report: Mormons Posthumously Baptize Anne Frank (this past Saturday) [View all]Johnny Rico
(1,438 posts)98. I'm not telling you how you are supposed to feel. I simply voiced my opinion.
So NOT tell me and other Jews how we are supposed to feel about something like this. If we say it is a kick in the teeth, a shot to the groin and a rage-inducing low blow, you should believe us.
Fine, I believe you. How does that alter anything I've said?
No, you should not say that it doesn't matter because it is mumbo-jumbo nor does it matter to us that YOU are not offended or that YOU don't think it is a big deal.
That is immaterial.
Disagree. I'm simply voicing my opinion, as are you.
Can we come up with a perfect analogy so that your will understand? No. because analogies are imperfect by definition.
I never said it had to be perfect...trust me when I say I know what an analogy is. Some analogies are good, and some are bad...yes?
The analogies in question were bad ones. That's all.
I don't want to argue about this. There really IS no arguing about it.
And yet here you are, doing exactly that!
It IS offensive to many Jews and if you are not Jewish, you should not pretend that this is something you could understand in the same way that I or other Jews do.
Which is the whole point of discussing it, rather than saying "I'm from group X and you're not, so case closed!"
Fine, I believe you. How does that alter anything I've said?
No, you should not say that it doesn't matter because it is mumbo-jumbo nor does it matter to us that YOU are not offended or that YOU don't think it is a big deal.
That is immaterial.
Disagree. I'm simply voicing my opinion, as are you.
Can we come up with a perfect analogy so that your will understand? No. because analogies are imperfect by definition.
I never said it had to be perfect...trust me when I say I know what an analogy is. Some analogies are good, and some are bad...yes?
The analogies in question were bad ones. That's all.
I don't want to argue about this. There really IS no arguing about it.
And yet here you are, doing exactly that!
It IS offensive to many Jews and if you are not Jewish, you should not pretend that this is something you could understand in the same way that I or other Jews do.
Which is the whole point of discussing it, rather than saying "I'm from group X and you're not, so case closed!"
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Report: Mormons Posthumously Baptize Anne Frank (this past Saturday) [View all]
Tx4obama
Feb 2012
OP
Bill Maher performed an "unbaptism" on an episode of Real Time a couple weeks ago.
Initech
Feb 2012
#71
The anxiety, fear, uneasiness caused by PTSD won't go away by wishing. One inhabits an
shcrane71
Feb 2012
#50
for starters, I think the LDS in some weird way is flexing the political muscle
Blue_Tires
Feb 2012
#41
I wouldn't give a shit if the Mormons did this "to" any of my dead relatives
ButterflyBlood
Feb 2012
#49
No more and no less than urinating on a grave, burning a flag or book, or Westboro picketing a funer
LanternWaste
Feb 2012
#58
I think what Bill Maher did was perfect several weeks ago, unbaptize mittens /nt
still_one
Feb 2012
#25
weird , so do they believe by doing this Anne Frank will no longer be Jewish or what?
JI7
Feb 2012
#27
That's 100% false - all temple ordinance work is public, anyone can look it up
FreeState
Feb 2012
#67
That's talking about "Restricted" records - which the wiki says are people that have living
FreeState
Feb 2012
#88
I don't know how you'd find her, but the woman mentioned in the OP, Helen Radky
riderinthestorm
Feb 2012
#46
I'm not telling you how you are supposed to feel. I simply voiced my opinion.
Johnny Rico
Feb 2012
#98
How exactly do you insult (of all things) an analogy? Disagreement =/= Insult.
Johnny Rico
Feb 2012
#102