->  ~> Has it occurred to you that the dead person might not have ever
wanted 
->  ~> to be a mormon?  
-> 
->  EC> Has it occurred to you that your comment is completely irrelevant
to
->  EC> the point of the thread?
-> 
->  EC> Has it occurred to you that a living person CANNOT make a dead
person
->  EC> "to be a mormon?"
-> 
-> Then, by all means, do explain why they bother to baptize those people.
OK, but first I'd have to explain why people light candles as a token of
remembrance, or light fires, or use Rosaries or drink wine or kiss feet or
wear funny hats or...ah, the hell with it. :-)     
-> 
-> 
-> 
-> 
-> ... Rituals are used to create the air of authenticity.
Where DO you get this stuff?:-)
Rituals are used to create a mood, conducive to reflection on the purpose
of the ritual. I served on the education committee of my Masonic Lodge in
Toronto. We give good ritual :-)
(JW: E.A., F.C., M.M., Mk.M.. M.E.M., C.H.R.A. For those who plan to travel
east.)
 
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