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A novel approach to an old issue. Many children are baptized into a church at birth or shortly thereafter. There is no choice for the child until later in life. But since many children see this as an imposition, yours truly included, now we have a way to undo the damage. I'll be in the bathroom if you need me...
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/atheists-conduct-de-baptisms/story?id=11109379
Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. (Sir Francis Bacon 1561-1626)
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Aussie
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Registered: August 2006
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An interesting concept but nowhere near as bad as getting the most important part of your dick cut off before you learn the fun you can have with it.
Of course the hair drier thing is only symbolic and really does nothing seeing as how the water has long since dried up. Just something for another group of nutters to do.
Aussie
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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
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Odd, isn't it. That makes the choice not to believe in a deity look like a religion.
He needs to go back to his hairdressing parlour with that device, I think.
There is no damage done by a baptism unless you drown, of course. Its just a ritual that the participants enjoy. I have not yet met any god parents who take the role seriously. My son was abandoned by all of his almost at once.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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A friend of mine (who is Catholic, to a lesser or greater degree depending upon with whom he is talking) once said if the Catholic church has a child for the first 10 years of life, they will be ruined for the remainder of his/her life. He was not talking about sex abuse, just indoctrination.
Cycling is the one sport where a guy can shave his legs, wear spandex and bright colors, and be accepted.
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Yes, Scott. I heard it as a boast of the Jesuits that if they educated a child for seven years they had him for life. (Of course is was 'him'. They didn't educate girls!)
Love,
Anthony
PS to your byline: **and rowing**
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