Here is a portion of an article on the Fox News sight today that created a host of responses as I read it, sadness, smiles and amazement. It's clear that they simply don't understand baptism at all. Here is part of the article with comments to follow:
U.S. Atheists Reportedly Using Hair Dryers to 'De-Baptize'
"American atheists lined up to be "de-baptized" in a ritual using a hair dryer, according to a report Friday on U.S. late-night news program "Nightline."
Leading atheist Edwin Kagin blasted his fellow non-believers with the hair dryer to symbolically dry up the holy water sprinkled on their heads in days past. The styling tool was emblazoned with a label reading "Reason and Truth."
Kagin believes parents are wrong to baptize their children before they are able to make their own choices, even slamming some religious eduction as "child abuse." He said the blast of hot air was a way for adults to undo what their parents had done.
"I was baptized Catholic. I don't remember any of it at all," said 24-year-old Cambridge Boxterman. "According to my mother, I screamed like a banshee ... so you can see that even as a young child I didn't want to be baptized. It's not fair. I was born atheist, and they were forcing me to become Catholic."
Kagin doned a monk's robe and said a few mock-Latin phrases before inviting those wishing to be de-baptized to "come forward now and receive the spirit of hot air that taketh away the stigma and taketh away the remnants of the stain of baptismal water."
Ironically, Kagin's own son became a fundamentalist Christian minister after having "a personal revelation in Jesus Christ."
"One wonders where they went wrong," he chuckled to the TV show."
Sadly, a hair dryer labeled "reason and truth" provided neither for these unbelievers. The story is sad because they simply don't understand the meaning or purpose of baptism which shows they have missed and misunderstood the truth of what God has done for them. Their hair-dryer gimmick shows a complete lack of reason. If they knew or had ever experienced salvation they would know that their little side show was just silly. Reason was not part of this exhibition. I'm sure this stunt was mostly meant for publicity, but I was so humored by it I couldn't help sharing it with you. I do wish these advocates of truth and reason really knew truth and were really interested in reason. Paul wrote that "man's wisdom doesn't even come up to God's dumbest." This little exhibition shows this to be true once more.
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U.S. Atheists Reportedly Using Hair Dryers to 'De-Baptize'
"American atheists lined up to be "de-baptized" in a ritual using a hair dryer, according to a report Friday on U.S. late-night news program "Nightline."
Leading atheist Edwin Kagin blasted his fellow non-believers with the hair dryer to symbolically dry up the holy water sprinkled on their heads in days past. The styling tool was emblazoned with a label reading "Reason and Truth."
Kagin believes parents are wrong to baptize their children before they are able to make their own choices, even slamming some religious eduction as "child abuse." He said the blast of hot air was a way for adults to undo what their parents had done.
"I was baptized Catholic. I don't remember any of it at all," said 24-year-old Cambridge Boxterman. "According to my mother, I screamed like a banshee ... so you can see that even as a young child I didn't want to be baptized. It's not fair. I was born atheist, and they were forcing me to become Catholic."
Kagin doned a monk's robe and said a few mock-Latin phrases before inviting those wishing to be de-baptized to "come forward now and receive the spirit of hot air that taketh away the stigma and taketh away the remnants of the stain of baptismal water."
Ironically, Kagin's own son became a fundamentalist Christian minister after having "a personal revelation in Jesus Christ."
"One wonders where they went wrong," he chuckled to the TV show."
Sadly, a hair dryer labeled "reason and truth" provided neither for these unbelievers. The story is sad because they simply don't understand the meaning or purpose of baptism which shows they have missed and misunderstood the truth of what God has done for them. Their hair-dryer gimmick shows a complete lack of reason. If they knew or had ever experienced salvation they would know that their little side show was just silly. Reason was not part of this exhibition. I'm sure this stunt was mostly meant for publicity, but I was so humored by it I couldn't help sharing it with you. I do wish these advocates of truth and reason really knew truth and were really interested in reason. Paul wrote that "man's wisdom doesn't even come up to God's dumbest." This little exhibition shows this to be true once more.
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