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In reply to the discussion: Mormons perform baptisms on Holocaust victims [View all]Proud Liberal Dem
(24,822 posts)33. I think that it's just the general concept of it
I'm Agnostic, so I'm not a "believer" and don't really care much about organized religion and, at the end of the day, a bizarre ritual by members of one religious sect doesn't really amount to anything per se, but a lot of people do take their faith seriously and if I were a relative/ancestor of one of these people, I'd be somewhat perturbed. The idea of posthumously "converting" people to your religion just seems distasteful, if not disrespectful to the dead. It seems to me sort of like vandalizing somebody's grave or digging up their corpse. Or as somebody who is Transgender, it would sort of be like me dying and having a family member(s) dress me up as a guy and "deadname" me at my funeral.
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I disagree..The people in question are dead & these Mormons do not intend any
whathehell
Dec 2017
#14
If you don't believe in their beliefs, then how would it hurt you? It's not some kind of
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#40
Perhaps some of those long dead relatives should come back to haunt the Mormon "adopters"
hlthe2b
Dec 2017
#7
They need to cut this shit out, They have been doing this on and off for awhile...........
Old Vet
Dec 2017
#9
Again, your premise is inaccurate. Corpses are legally considered quasi-property.
LanternWaste
Dec 2017
#22
Actually, Mormons don't baptize infants. LDS children don't get baptized until they are 8. (eom)
StevieM
Dec 2017
#47
I think it's pretty offensive in general, and pretty disgusting in this particular case. The victims
OnDoutside
Dec 2017
#49
It did not used to be "voluntary." This was an accomdation acquired in the last 25 years or so.
Raster
Dec 2017
#55
A Scientologist or Pastafarian doing it would have just as much credence or validity.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2017
#43