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Owner59 -> Mitt Might Have a Dead People Baptism Problem (1/25/2012 3:01:49 PM)
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Just read the strangest thing...........
"Mormon Church's Prior Baptism Of Dead Jews Could Raise Concerns For Florida Voters"
Apparently,the Mormon church has been busy posthumously baptizing dead Catholics,Holocaust victims including Ann Frank and even Jesus Christ himself.
Now I guess it`s harmless but I can understand that others might take offense or think of the quaint practice as arrogant and presumptuous.
And apparently,Jewish folks are quite put off by it.
It may have an impact in Florida with the 3rd largest population of Jewish people in the US.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/25/mormon-church-mitt-romney_n_1229322.html
"Mitt Romney's problem with evangelical Christian voters has been well documented.
But as the Republican presidential nomination fight heats up in Florida, a Mormon rite that leaves many Jews seething could prove awkward for the candidate in a state that's home to more Jewish people than any other besides New York and California.
The religious rite is proxy baptism for the dead. According to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon Church, these posthumous "blessings" are intended to "save" ancestors and others who weren't baptized in life or were baptized "without proper authority."
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