A lot of jews were getting upset because mormons were baptizing jews from the holocaust. They died for the jewish cause, and suddenly they're mormon?
2007-07-15 18:13:07 · 18 answers · asked by Al Shaitan 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We never prayed about it before being baptized for 10 generic people we had never even heard of. They just dunked us, as they read down the list.
2007-07-15 18:53:32 · update #1
They not only babtized the jews but hitler to...this got deleted once, lets see if it gets deleted again.
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2007-07-16 03:52:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always thought this was an odd thing to do. I am married to a man that was raised mormon and asked him about this. He said they do not force baptism on the dead people, it's just a way to offer those soles who may not have ever been baptized a way to heaven. They believe as many religions do, that you must be baptized to get to heaven. The dead persons soul can reject the mormon baptism if it so desires. Nonetheless, I dont want them doing that to me. Guess I'll reject it if they ever show up at my grave.
2007-07-15 18:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by bigDcowgirl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's just so sad taht people don't want to listen to us when we explain EXACTLY what vicarious baptism is. Doesn't matter what the TRUTH is, they choose to believe something totally different.
No, I don't feel bad, because I don't inquire of a person's religious beliefs. If they still believe that way in the next life, then vicarious baptism isn't going to affect them in any way.
Just as, in life, they would, if they had known the gospel, would have had a CHOICE to be baptized or not, after they die, they still ave that same choice to make; accept the baptism done in their name, or choose to keep believing as they did.
We do NOT do NOT do NOT consider ANYONE who is baptized vicariously as "Mormon". In fact, we don't even keep the names on the rolls of people who have spent their whole life as LDS. WE ARE NOT FORCING anything on anyone.
As for "died for the jewish cause", I'm not sure if they looked at it that way. You make it sound like they had a choice, and I don't believe they did.
2007-07-16 05:34:09 · answer #3 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
On the contrary, it is a very respectful and loving thing to do.
Like many Christians, we believe that you have to be baptised in order to be saved. 1 Corinithians 15:29 demonstrates that baptism for the dead was practiced in the early church. Basically, we baptise by proxy our ancestors who have died without having that opportunity.
It doesn't make them Mormon. But if they accept the gospel of Jesus Christ in the spirit world it ensures that there is nothing to stop them going to the Celestial Kingdom. The necessary work has been performed on their behalf by loved ones they left behind. If they don't acept the gospel, then it means nothing.
The Jews got upset because they didn't understand what was being done and why. However, we are supposed to get permission of the nearest relative (if there is one) before baptising for the dead.
2007-07-16 11:59:09 · answer #4 · answered by sunnyannie 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No dead are baptized, just the living.
1 Corinthians 15
29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
2007-07-15 18:48:39 · answer #5 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is common doctrine for the Gospel to be preached to all the earth, every living creature, including every person that has ever lived on the earth, must hear and understand the Gospel so that they can choose to follow or not. God has stated that no one can enter into His Kingdom unless they have been born of the water and the spirit. That means baptism and the Holy Ghost. Surely God did not automatically condemn a majority of His children to be outside His Kingdom just because they happened to live and die without any knowledge of His Gospel message. Therefore, it is necessary for us to teach them in the spirit world, as indicated in Peter, and to baptize them vicariously as indicated by Paul. Thus, each and every one of God's children can decide for themselves to follow Christ or not. If you don't believe in what we are doing here on earth, then it shouldn't matter to you that we are wasting our time on such a futile effort. If they don't believe in what we are doing in the spirit world, then they don't have to follow. Nobody is forcing anybody to be a believer or a follower. What we are doing is giving everybody a chance that they otherwise would not have. This is the edict that we have from God to do this essential vicarious work in our temples so that His children can be judged according to men in the flesh but live according to God in the spirit.
2007-07-17 10:28:44 · answer #6 · answered by rac 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well from what we belive they will not care because now that they are in the spirit world they are founding out about the truth or there whole war in heaven and there whole spirtual life and they will want to be baptized and besides they are dead so why are people getting defended over something they don't belive in anyway their family members are dead why do they need to stick up for them.
2007-07-15 18:33:25 · answer #7 · answered by Erica M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The church apologized for baptizing Holocaust victims and removed their records.
Although baptizing for the dead is not automatic. The dead person can accept or reject this baptism. By our doctrine if the baptism is rejected it is as if it were not performed at all -- it is null and void.
2007-07-16 06:59:11 · answer #8 · answered by Dionysus 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since when do people, who are not related to other people, have anything to say about whether or not their descendants want to do temple work for them? Let's keep it in the family, SHALL WE???
Besides, just because work is performed in their behalf of their dead bodies doesn't mean they have to accept it, and they do get to make that decision as far as the Latter-day Saints are concerned.
It's totally harmless, but it is the spirit of the devil that drives the Jewish religionists to rise against Saints.
2007-07-15 18:39:39 · answer #9 · answered by Atom 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Mormons have baptized my dead ancestors (none of whom were Mormon). According to my belief system, it has no effect whatsoever, so why should I care?
2007-07-15 18:20:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Honestly I don't know why other religions even care, if they believe Mormonism is false, then it is not like it is a real baptism, and the deceased have the option to reject it.
2007-07-15 18:20:51 · answer #11 · answered by . 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋