Atheists choose 'de-baptism' to renounce childhood faith

by whereami 58 Replies latest jw friends

  • scotsman
    scotsman

    Is "ritual" the sole preserve of the theists?

  • Spike Tassel
    Spike Tassel

    certainly not

  • scotsman
    scotsman

    Or is it like meeting with a JC when you don't think they have any authority over you?

  • Spike Tassel
    Spike Tassel

    I think "de-baptism" is a stronger statement than any meeting with a JC, especially if it's covered by the local media.

  • cognizant dissident
    cognizant dissident
    They have their preachers, they have their fundamentalism, they have their bibles, they have their conventions, and they get really, really angry when people question their faith.

    Gee, I must not be doing this atheism thing very well at all. I've never listened to anyone speak on atheism, I've never had the fundamentals of atheism explained to me, I've never read a book on atheism, and I've never been to an atheist convention. I hope they don't throw me out of their religion! After much private reflection, I came to the conclusion all on my own that there was no reason to believe in God. I admit, I was helped along in this conclusion by 40 years of reading religious material that I could find the logical flaws in even as a child.

  • cognizant dissident
    cognizant dissident
    Excuse us theists for pointing out the silly superstitious nature of atheists being de-baptised.

    Yes, I agree, password. Imagine the absurdity of announcing your belief or non-belief in something by publicly dunking yourself in a pool of water. Utterly ridiculous, (no matter who does it).

  • cognizant dissident
    cognizant dissident
    I concede this may not be your personal world view, but it's one that's expounded by one of the three most intelligent people on the planet who happens to espouse atheistic evangelism.

    Hmm... one of the three most intelligent people on the planet espouses atheism, you say? Gee, maybe we should look into it then? I wonder who the other two are and what they believe?

  • Caedes
    Caedes

    Well, having seen the responses I will have to go with totally lacking in empathy. Given the depth of feeling exhibited on this site toward a religion that the majority on here freely joined, you would think there would be at least some sympathy for those who show similar depth of feeling regarding a religion they had no choice in 'joining' How very un-christian.

  • Spike Tassel
  • passwordprotected
    passwordprotected

    Well, having seen the responses I will have to go with totally lacking in empathy. Given the depth of feeling exhibited on this site toward a religion that the majority on here freely joined, you would think there would be at least some sympathy for those who show similar depth of feeling regarding a religion they had no choice in 'joining' How very un-christian.

    So you're comparing adults who are grieved over their parents having them baptised as infants with people who were in a high control cult but who have left and are probably being shunned by their family? Is that a reasonable comparison to make?

    Quite why you expect empathy to be shown to people going through some sort of ritualistic de-baptism is puzzling.

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