Re: As a matter of interest (was Re: Vatican trying to avoid baptism by proxy)

"Lesley Robertson" <l.a.robertson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Lesley Robertson" <l.a.robertson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Just out of idle interest, how many of the people who claim to be 
>>> so mortally offended by the religious activities on the LDS are 
>>> actively using the IGI and the other genealogical sources provided 
>>> by the LDS, depsite the fact that the main reason for this 
>>> enormous genealogical effort is in order that their ancestors can 
>>> be retrospectively "baptised"?
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>> That's just plain stupid said by someone who knows nothing about 
>> the subject. I'm an atheist and my hobby is genealogy. The LDS does 
>> gemology for your stated reason but it's clear that you have never 
>> stepped foot in one of their libraries. Their libraries are staffed 
>> by lds members and they are strictly forbidden to say anything 
>> about their religion. It looks like a secular reference library. It 
>> also happens to be the best in the world and the staff are very 
>> helpful.
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> So how does that make my question stupid? I didn't mention their 
> staff. It is a simple question. How many of the folk who spend all 
> their time complaining about the LDS use their facilities?
> Do read messages carefully before attacking or name-calling.
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>>> And how many are aware that any 19th century ancestor can have a 
>>> LOT of descendants, all of whom have equal rights?
>>> Lesley Robertson
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>> Are you saying that someone living in Nazi Germany has the same 
>> rights as you do? See how stupid you sound?
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> Where did I mention Germany? What is this obsession with the Nazis? 
> If you want opressed people to refer to, there's plenty of modern 
> examples, but it's not relevant to what I said.
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> My point is that ancestor A from 1850 could have had 10 kids, some 
> of whom stayed home, some of whom crossed the ocean. It's easily 
> possible that the descendants of those kids now number hundreds if 
> not thousands, some of whom took different turns in their religious 
> beliefs, which makes the picture of someone saying "Nobody is making 
> MY ancestors into members of any faith" pretty silly. Someone else 
> from another faith, or none, could be sitting parroting the same 
> sentiment about the same ancestor...  And they both have an equal 
> right to do so. It's a bit like kids squabbling over a toy - 
> "They're MY ancestors!" No they're MY ancestors!".
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> As I said, it's a good idea to read and understand what's being said 
> before attacking. Do tell me if you still don't understand and I'll 
> see if I can find simpler words.
> Lesley Robertson

It would be a lot easier for you to engage your brain before you 
opened your mouth.