Mormons are baptizing Dead People????

[thetorch]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has long collected names from government documents and other records worldwide for posthumous baptisms. Church members stand in to be baptized in the names of the deceased non-Mormons, a ritual the church says is required for them to reach heaven. The practice is primarily intended to give salvation to the ancestors of Mormons, but many others are included, since the church believes that individuals' ability to choose a religion continues beyond the grave. Non-Mormon faiths have objected to the baptisms.

Gee I hope I get to be a Mormon after I die.

[SLUBLUE]

they've always done this

[hansolo]

hey if that gets me in heaven - i'm all for it as long as Im already dead.

han solo

[kah2523]

Nice of Torch to post breaking news about a religious practice of the Mormon church that dates back 170 years.

Although it does strike me as not the most practical selling point. If you can be baptized and "saved" after you're dead, what's to stop you from living as sinful a life as you like?

[madyaks]

Originally posted by kah2523@Apr 10 2004, 01:16 AM
Nice of Torch to post breaking news about a religious practice of the Mormon church that dates back 170 years.

Although it does strike me as not the most practical selling point. If you can be baptized and "saved" after you're dead, what's to stop you from living as sinful a life as you like?

I guess this is important when you marry a dozen women.