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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
That is how religion should be - private...between you and your God.
Although I can stand/tolerate small tokens of religious allegiance.......anything else is an affront....especially when those wearing it are so intolerant of anyone else.(I mean the wearing of religion)
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I so agree with you Margaret. As a rule people who follow a particular religion think that everyone else who doesn't have their same beliefs is somehow in the wrong. It can lead to terrible bigotry.
I recently went to a Gt-nieces baptism here in Italy - it was an occasion for celebrating the arrival of a new baby into the family. One of my husband's brothers (an Evangelist convert) didn't come as he said he doesn't believe in Baptising babies. The whole family were together last for my mother-in-laws funeral 6 years ago! I found his position to be idiotic - last week his son who is 18 was Baptised into their church, full-immersion style - his own free choice -after 18 years of indoctrination as far as I can tell! Don't see where the difference lies...just my opinion.