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The custom of baptism has reared her ugly head again.
The dunk or sprinkle debate will probably never be resolved. The question about whether to baptize infants or converts is a call to battle. The Mormon institution has thrown another possibility into the game…baptism of the dead by proxy.
This is one of the things about the Latter Day Saints that causes heads to shake. There are computers in Mormon facilities that track the ancestors of members, and perform a digital baptism by proxy. The idea is that a person cannot go to heaven unless they have been baptized. The Jesus Worship Obsession with life after death is a nonstop source of amusement.
This custom is in the news today. It seems like the LDS baptized Stanley Ann Dunham, the deceased mother of President Obama. This is despite the fact that Miss Dunham married an African, and had a mixed race son.
The LDS church has apparently confirmed that this baptism did take place.
The comment thread on the original story has some remarkable statements. This stood out: “Baptisms for the dead are just a symbolic gesture that we remember and love the deceased and welcome them into our faith. We understand that they have the same freedom in death as they had in life whether to accept or acknowledge our gesture. Consider the last chapter in the Bible, Malachi 4:”
PG has not been to church in 38 years. The last time he heard, the last book of the Bible was Revelations. The book that puts the fun back in fundie.
HT to JoemyG-d, who is becoming an internet superstar.