Posthumous baptisms

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Fri May 26, 2006 7:03 pm

Personally, I wouldn't wait until the afterlife to reject THIS!!

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20060526/D8HRN99O6.html

downag · Post by **downag** » Sat May 27, 2006 2:51 am

valerie wrote: Personally, I wouldn't wait until the afterlife to reject THIS!!

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20060526/D8HRN99O6.html

The CoJCo"LDS" cult, doing culty things!

Big deal. It would have NO EFFECT on the dead person anyway.

d:-5

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat May 27, 2006 6:42 am

Yeah, they do baptise the dead. I have put a nice little clause in my will, if any desendants try to do that.....................it is totally against my religious beliefs.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:21 am

Personally I don't believe it does any harm but neither do I believe it does any good. Baptism is for the living and not the dead. I'm quite sure the individual couldn't care less one way or the other.

Shalom

Ted:-6

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:36 am

I agree with Ted. But, having been raised Catholic, I only understand Catholic Baptism..where you are baptised into the church so if you die, you go to Heaven, and not to Purgetory. Unless the rules have changed since my Sunday School days.

I do not understand the need to Baptise the dead...if thier soul is already gone, seems there is just the shell left here on earth.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:13 pm

Marie5656 wrote: I agree with Ted. But, having been raised Catholic, I only understand Catholic Baptism..where you are baptised into the church so if you die, you go to Heaven, and not to Purgetory. Unless the rules have changed since my Sunday School days.

I do not understand the need to Baptise the dead...if thier soul is already gone, seems there is just the shell left here on earth.

I think that the LDS belief is that only people baptised into their faith will be allowed into heaven at the last trump when the graves open and the bodies come forth.

The only practical benefit I can see is a wonderful resource for family history.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:27 pm

BM:-6

I definitely can second that.

Shalom

Ted:-6

Bronwen · Post by **Bronwen** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:19 am

valerie wrote: Personally, I wouldn't wait until the afterlife to reject THIS!!val, it's an interesting article, but certainly nothing new. That has always been part of Mormon belief. I'm not sure what your point is here. It would be nice if there were one or more Mormon posters here who could explain this belief in more detail, because it is always better to get such information from the source rather than from outsiders.I agree with Ted. But, having been raised Catholic, I only understand Catholic Baptism..where you are baptised into the church so if you die, you go to Heaven, and not to Purgetory. Unless the rules have changed since my Sunday School days.Marie, I don't think there's much difference between Catholic and Protestant Baptism. Baptism has nothing to do with purgatory but with becoming a Christian and with the restoration of God's sanctifying grace, which according to Christian belief was lost by the fall of man.

By the way, I have never heard of 'Sunday School' for Catholics. I'm not doubting that you attended one, I'm just saying it's kinda unusual. Catholic kids usually attend Sunday (or Saturday evening) Mass along with their parents.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Tue May 30, 2006 10:01 am

Bronwen, I know it's always been part of Mormon belief. I have nieces,

nephews, and greats who are all Mormon. My sister "converted" years

ago to marry. She has since changed. But what I'm getting at (beyond

just creating a little discussion) is that I think it's WRONG to do

something like this. I remember my sister talking about it with my mom

(who is Jewish) and my mom saying "Don't you do it or I'll come back

and haunt you I swear I will". Of course the deceased won't know.

But I happen to think that it shows disrespect for the wishes of your

long-dead ancestors.