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31. Yes, that is the rational that Catholicism finally hit on for the dilemma...

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 03:25 PM

Jun 2016

...of what happened to all those good people prior to Jesus appearing on Earth. But it was a long and big debate for like, centuries before the church finally settled on that. I do think the Mormon solution, er...creative. Rather than leaving it up to heaven or God to take care of all those people in the past, those people alive in the present get involved and feel like they're, well, helping out? And it has the added benefit of always keeping the faithful involved in the religion. If you're not out trying to convert the living, you can always spend your free time converting the dead.

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Mormons busted for luring Mexican kids with food to baptize them without parents� permission [View all] Judi Lynn Jun 2016 OP

Freaks. Feed the hungry. truthisfreedom Jun 2016 #1

I'm not a Mormon and I don't like the church. MisterFred Jun 2016 #23

Where you're supposed to put the 'article title' .. left-of-center2012 Jun 2016 #2

LOL @ " Today's hint:" AntiBank Jun 2016 #3

Looks like she got the "hint" left-of-center2012 Jun 2016 #11

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't Mormons "baptize" dead people No Vested Interest Jun 2016 #4

I think I've heard that! Odd idea, isn't it? I think someone really blew up when they learned Judi Lynn Jun 2016 #5

Yes, they did Baptize those already dead, and it got them into a lot of trouble.... Moonwalk Jun 2016 #6

Amazing! Never did have a grasp of their rationale for it. Judi Lynn Jun 2016 #7

Sounds like celestial kidnapping to me. Frank Cannon Jun 2016 #14

Not to me. MisterFred Jun 2016 #24

Yup. Igel Jun 2016 #27

Other religions do care, though "logically" they shouldn't..... Moonwalk Jun 2016 #34

Well Mormons would say they wouldn't care about another religion's posthumous baptism. MisterFred Jun 2016 #41

Well, any religion postulates that their heaven is the best and only place that anyone... Moonwalk Jun 2016 #32

Sadly, MisterFred Jun 2016 #39

Ah. Didn't know about that wrinkle....thanks for the correction.... Moonwalk Jun 2016 #43

There's some of that. MisterFred Jun 2016 #44

as a former catholic Dhantesvz Jun 2016 #20

Yes, that is the rational that Catholicism finally hit on for the dilemma... Moonwalk Jun 2016 #31

Gotta put those pretty (or pretty garish - your call) temples to use doing something! MisterFred Jun 2016 #42

Wasn't Romney also baptizing the dead of other families? keithbvadu2 Jun 2016 #30

More-or-less all Mormons do that. MisterFred Jun 2016 #46

Perhaps someone should baptise dead Mormons into the Pastafarian church? mysuzuki2 Jun 2016 #50

Or baptize them into Billy Graham's church? keithbvadu2 Jun 2016 #52

Give a boy a meal and you've fed him for a day. truthisfreedom Jun 2016 #13

Brilliant! ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2016 #15

Correct. The Mormons even have their own IRS for this. Frank Cannon Jun 2016 #16

Did not know this. Thank you! n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2016 #36

Well, now, that sheds a whole new heavenly light on things! Very insightful! n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2016 #35

Reminds me of the Montara case... TipTok Jun 2016 #33

Have never heard of this case. It appears to have had its own life, consumed everyone around. Judi Lynn Jun 2016 #37

a strange but ultimately harmless practice ButterflyBlood Jun 2016 #9

that is why lsd has the largest searchable database mopinko Jun 2016 #19

I've seen it in genealogies of people CanonRay Jun 2016 #21

Yes...but has no value "legally" laserhaas Jun 2016 #22

Yes, it's colloquially called "dead dunking". Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2016 #8

It's not getting caught. MisterFred Jun 2016 #25

Jews care because it shows disrespect for their religious beliefs.... Moonwalk Jun 2016 #45

Oh, I'm not saying it's not disrespectful. MisterFred Jun 2016 #47

I was responding to the part of your post where you said.... Moonwalk Jun 2016 #49

Well I understand in theory where the sense of disrespect would come from - not how it'd feel. nt MisterFred Jun 2016 #51

No surprise.. Hulk Jun 2016 #10

jahovas AntiBank Jun 2016 #12

"Hey, muchacho, want some candy? Come with us!" Frank Cannon Jun 2016 #17

Definitely! The more familiar scheme has focused on the soul's earthly vessel, not the soul itself! Judi Lynn Jun 2016 #38

The idea of missionaries of any kind is utterly repulsive to me. 3catwoman3 Jun 2016 #18

Missionaries are just itinerant teachers. Igel Jun 2016 #28

Yeah, but MisterFred Jun 2016 #48

Not new. And they are lucky - they have also baptized most jwirr Jun 2016 #26

"The church also informed Ruiz that the missionaries would be removed from the area." NeoGreen Jun 2016 #29

. Release The Hounds Jun 2016 #40