The infinity of human stupidity is once again proven.
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The issue is that unless you're "unbaptised" the Church perminantly has you on the Roster and counts you in Census data as Christian. This is especially a problem because they baptise infants and put them on the Church roster. This roster is used to bully state officials, so it is a problem.
I agree the whole situation is stupid though.
I agree the whole situation is stupid though.
You can actually do that, apparently.Sewblon said:
Yeah, you need "stretching" tools to do it.
My friends pissed ourselves laughing when we heard about this XD
I am an Athiest, I have a Catholic Mum and a Church of England Dad yet I was never baptised as a child (or ever for that matter) and if I was I wouldn't request an unbaptism.
For starters that would be a proverbial insult to my parent's religion (I may not believe in what they do but that doesn't mean that I don't respect them for having their beliefs) but seeing as I don't care much about religion in relation to myself then I shouldn't care that at some point in my childhood I was dipped in water in a religious context (if I'm truely an Athiest then what happened in the past should just be history and thus shouldn't get to me).
For starters that would be a proverbial insult to my parent's religion (I may not believe in what they do but that doesn't mean that I don't respect them for having their beliefs) but seeing as I don't care much about religion in relation to myself then I shouldn't care that at some point in my childhood I was dipped in water in a religious context (if I'm truely an Athiest then what happened in the past should just be history and thus shouldn't get to me).
One thing I hate is how this post has gotten so much attention but no one knows why it's an issue, and by the time I got here to explain it's too late, my post is lost in a flooded sea of well meaning criticism of what on the surface seems uttery moronic behavior.
It's only when you realize the reason it's such a big deal for atheist who's elected officials bullied by a state mandated religion that it becomes clear what the problem is. State mandated religion, religious clergy using the census data to make it seem like they've got a lot more people on their side than they actually do, and so on.
It's only when you realize the reason it's such a big deal for atheist who's elected officials bullied by a state mandated religion that it becomes clear what the problem is. State mandated religion, religious clergy using the census data to make it seem like they've got a lot more people on their side than they actually do, and so on.
It's a simple example of someone becoming completely carried away with a cause and taking the whole situation way to far. It shouldn't really matter that they were Baptised really when you think about it.
This to means seems to mirror the people who constantly insinuate people are gay because their trying to cover up their own worried thoughts that they might be gay. Apply a similar logic here.... who are the atheists trying to prove their point to? Others? Or themselves?
This to means seems to mirror the people who constantly insinuate people are gay because their trying to cover up their own worried thoughts that they might be gay. Apply a similar logic here.... who are the atheists trying to prove their point to? Others? Or themselves?
I think it's not worth being broadcast on national radio.electric discordian said:
But you know what I think is stupid beyond measure? So stupid that it tears the whole concept of stupidity apart and gives it new meaning?
That a 81 year old virgin wearing a dress travels around Africa and tells folks there that condoms don't help against AIDS.
Yes, same in Austria. As soon as you earn money the church sends you an 'estimation' of how much they think you earn (they estimated me at 32.000? a year when I was still a student) and want their share (about 350? at that time). As long as you're in school, university or unemployed you can tell that and they leave you alone until you have money again. After that you have three options: either you pay what they ask you for. Or you send them how much you really earn, they send you a new bill and you pay that. Or you leave church.Goldbling said:
The pointlessnes of this is almost near the one where one guy (you know who you are) suggested an atheist bible.
I don't want to be unbaptized, but then again I'm not an aetheist, I just don't go to church very often.
I was baptised as a child, but I left the state church as soon as I was old enough. I was under the impression that this is enough to no longer be counted as a Christians in polls and such. Not being a member anymore, that is. Or do I actually have to go through some sort of ritual to be counted as a non-Christian? (which is what most of the people here seem to believe the subject is about)Valentine82 said:
Well, I was baptized, and don't appreciate it. However, of late, I haven't been thinking of getting unbaptized, as it were, I've been thinking of talking to a church to get excommunicated. I'm not even sure the church I was a member of even does that or if it's just catholics, but I'd appreciate getting kicked out of a church, as right now I'm officially an inactive member of one. Unless they strike your name after so many years, that is.
The Church of England likes to use the number of people on it's register as baptised to inflate it's influence on British politics. People baptised in infancy that have never stepped through a church door since apparently count as being 100% behind whatever latest hare brained concept the church is supporting or damning, so politicians should listen to it.electric discordian said:
That's why people want "unbaptising", to show that the church does not have their political support.
I'm an atheist and was baptised as a baby and i don't know why fuck anyone would care if they were. If you don't believe in god then you believe that baptism doesn't mean anything and is therefore just a dunk in a sink. If you are really pissed about it then start working on a time machine.