One of the more bizarre Mormon rituals is the practice of posthumously baptizing the dead – whether they want to be or not. Naturally, Mormons believe that the dead will be eternally grateful for these proxy baptisms "because all who have lived on the earth have not had the opportunity to be baptized by proper authority during life on earth, baptisms may be performed by proxy, meaning a living person may be baptized in behalf of a deceased person. Baptisms for the dead are performed by Church members in temples throughout the world."
Mormons mostly baptize their own ancestors, but they also target the dead of other faiths, including Jewish victims of the Holocaust. While the dead offer few protests, the living can become deeply upset and offended when their deceased loved ones are subjected to this strange ritual. Holocaust victims who were murdered because of their Jewishness suffer the ultimate indignity of having their faith taken from them once they are dead. Hitler would be pleased. Kill them and then send their belief off to eternal extinction courtesy the LDS.
Apparently not content with their work among the dead, the Mormons are now reaching out to living Jews – most recently, Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, author of many books including
Night – a horrific account of his years in Auschwitz (incredible story – read it if you haven’t already).
Here’s a snip from Wiesel’s Nobel Price acceptance speech:
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No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions. And yet, I sense their presence. I always do – and at this moment more than ever. The presence of my parents, that of my little sister. The presence of my teachers, my friends, my companions…
This honor belongs to all the survivors and their children and through us, to the Jewish people with whose destiny I have always identified.
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What incredible arrogance on the part of the Mormons to take from Wiesel his faith – even symbolically! What an astounding show of fundamentalist belief over riding understanding and compassion. The Mormons would take from Wiesel and other Jews the very essence of their being. Oh, and they’ve already nabbed Wiesel’s late father who perished in the camps. Yep, Dad’s a Mormon now.
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Mitt Romney anyone? No? How about Rick Santorum who doesn’t even believe in birth control? No?