Rath said:
Kasz216 said:
FootballFan said:
Kasz216 said:
lolita said:
I was baptised as a baby because my mom is just into traditions and she thinks it's beautiful. Not a religious reason at all. My dad was against it though, he doesn't think it's fair to make a child's religious decisions. There isn't a consent and neither an understanding of it. I agree with him...
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Honestly, I don't get why it matters. It's not like your actually locked in to being a Christian of that denomination you were baptized in. It's not like them sterilizing you at birth or anything. It just keeps an option open for you until you decide whatever you want to do.
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But, you could always get baptized later if you wanted. Also I want to know why Christians feel the need for it anyway. Surely if your connection with God is that strong you can just tell him through prayer rather than going through these ceremonies.
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It's always a lot eaiser to say something then it is to do something.
For example, most people would say they would resist a hitler like regime that tried to exterminate a group of people.
In reality... most people wouldn't.
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Uhh seriously bad analogy. Getting a baptism isn't at all like resisting Hitler.
One of them requires no bravery and almost no effort, the other is heroic. Baptism is practically only saying something through ceremony.
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Baptism requires forthought, contemplation and a work organizing it. The point is, what you say and what you do is often different... and having to go through the actions may make you realize something about yourself that you didn't know.
How many more vegetarians would there be if you had to tour factory farms and slaugher houses?
How many people who claim they care about the enviroment can't even be bothered to recycle or carpool when they get the chance... etc.
