Rise of atheism: 100,000 Brits seek 'de-baptism'

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TheRealMafoo said:

highwaystar101 said:

tombi123 said:
I don't really see the point in being un-baptised. Will it change your life in any way? I don't think so.

But then what do I know, I've never been baptised in the first place.

I see it this way. If your parents signed you up for a conservative politicl party before you could make decisions but you grew up liberal, would you want to stay part of that conservative party?

Not quite the same. More like if you were 6 months old, your parents put a shirt on you, for a day, that said “I love George Bush”, and 20 years later you need to buy a shirt that say’s you don’t.

It does not make you part of an organization. It was an event, an event that an atheist should think of as pointless. TO de-baptize yourself would be to admit being baptized had meaning.

Why would that want to do that?

No, I think it's more like if you were a baby and your parents enrolled you in the George Bush Fan Club.  Baptism is a ceremony of entrance into the faith, so it's more than just wearing a T-shirt for a day if they continued to raise you Christian.

Having said that, I agree that it sounds pretty dumb.  You quit the fan club, not join a "Not a George Bush Fan" club.