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Judi Lynn

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37. Have never heard of this case. It appears to have had its own life, consumed everyone around.
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 05:10 PM
Jun 2016

Completely amazing.

Thanks for the window to something as uncommon as this event.

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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
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