Re: Vatican trying to avoid baptism by proxy

Bruce Remick wrote:

> "Tony H." <punkyNOSP*M@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:cK2dnaQmHcr7xr_VnZ2dnUVZ_u6dnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
>>
>>Bruce Remick wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>>Don't followers of most every religion believe that theirs is the 
>>>>>"right" one, and that the others are either "wrong" or simply not
quite 
>>>>>as "right"? I see no disrespect in that.
>>>>
>>>>Yes and that per se is not disrespectful.  However, IMHO it does
become 
>>>>disrespectful when one religion's believer continuously persists in 
>>>>trying to convert another religion's believer...in other words, cram 
>>>>their "right" religion down one's throat.
>>>
>>>
>>>Do you really believe that's the case here?  Do you really consider the

>>>LDS' activities with regards to proxy baptisms to be "cramming their 
>>>religion down your throat"?   Would you have ever even known about it
at 
>>>all had you not become interested in genealogy?  Do you consider your 
>>>non-Mormon ancestors to have been harmed or disgraced or their personal

>>>religion defamed by these LDS' efforts?   Wouldn't a simple "Thanks,
but 
>>>no thanks" be a more reasonable attitude?
>>>
>>
>>Perhaps I should have been more precise in my answer so that you would 
>>understand.
>>
>>You asked: "Don't followers of most every religion believe that theirs
is 
>>the 'right' one, and that the others are either 'wrong' or simply not 
>>quite as 'right'?"
>>
>>I assumed you were speaking of religions in general and I replied:  "Yes

>>and that per se is not disrespectful."
>>
>>When I continued my reply about religious believers trying the "cram
their 
>>'right' religion down one's throat", I was speaking any religion that 
>>persists in such tactics.  My reply had nothing whatsoever to do with
the 
>>Mormons.  I was thinking more of the diatribes that I have been
subjected 
>>to over the years by different religious factions that are certain that
my 
>>soul is doomed to eternal damnation because I won't convert to their 
>>"right" religion.
> 
> 
> Gotcha.  I presumed you still were referring to the Mormons.  I guess
I've 
> been lucky in that I have never been proselytized by members of any
religion 
> or group in my 65+ years, other than maybe those krishnas who used to
camp 
> out at air****ts 20-30 years ago, and that was really only being badgered
for 
> money.

How did the Jehovah's miss you?!?

Cheryl