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    • The weird new site everyone's talking about

      Seen this one yet? 

      In response to recent debates over Mormons baptizing people into their faith post-mortem, a new web site popped up giving people the ability to “convert dead Mormons.”

      It’s called All Dead Mormons Are Now Gay, and it lets you either enter the name of a deceased Mormon person or “choose a Mormon” and press a button to “convert” them. A disclaimer at the bottom of the site says that “Holocaust victims are not eligible for conversion.” Some historical background on that from the Advocate:

      The denomination, formally known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has long been known to perform what it calls “proxy baptisms” of non-Mormons after death, but it has come under particular criticism recently when it was revealed it had posthumously baptized Rosa Wiesenthal, a Jewish victim of the Holocaust and mother of famed Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal, and her husband, Asher Wiesenthal, who was killed in action in World War I. Proxy baptisms of people who died in the Holocaust are against LDS policy, but a church member nonetheless performed the procedure for the Wiesenthals. LDS officials have apologized and disciplined the member.

      Is this in bad taste or is this in bad taste?

      lgbtq news religion mormon internet weird

      Thursday, February 23, 2012 ♥ 43 notes

      1. bu-qcollective reblogged this from gaywrites and added:
        I cannot believe that someone would come up with something this offensive.
      2. bu-qcollective liked this
      3. somalove4ever reblogged this from gaywrites
      4. university26fg liked this
      5. ana-coluthia answered: Baptizing in the name of the dead person is just as offensive. You’re presuming they would have used their agency to do such a thing.
      6. ana-coluthia reblogged this from gaywrites and added:
        in bad taste or is this in bad taste?...church with my friend,
      7. jtem answered: They do it for the best of reaons, but would be angry if another church did it to Mormons.
      8. mconor answered: it’s in hilarious taste
      9. thegeminisage reblogged this from gaywrites
      10. gnostalgic-drunk answered: me gusta
      11. gnostalgic-drunk liked this
      12. vix-la-rue reblogged this from gaywrites
      13. lvka liked this
      14. mandaglamour answered: Doesnt make us any better to make fun of or simulating “forced” conversion than it does for them to “force” compliance from us. Bad taste…
      15. twiztidlywickedklown answered: That’s just wrong. I mean come on, if their wanting to be a part of it, why deny them?
      16. elibird answered: Better question: which conversion is in poorer taste; one is a joke in response to one which is not.
      17. growingup-maybe answered: What makes me laugh is that the only information people have is that an Anne frank was baptised. Theres been like a million of those.
      18. mpdsb1117 liked this
      19. outwritenewsmag reblogged this from gaywrites
      20. arrogantblathering reblogged this from gaywrites
      21. holymotherofguard answered: I don’t know what kind of taste it is, but it sure is hilarious.
      22. breathingandbeating liked this
      23. yourenotsalinger liked this
      24. gayadjacent reblogged this from gaywrites and added:
        I dont know how i feel about this, but I converted Brigham Young just for hahas
      25. jenarwen liked this
      26. nolongerenamoured reblogged this from gaywrites
      27. mydefaultnom answered: Religion is in bad taste.
      28. jaffacakesareyummy liked this
      29. j0ltc0la answered: It’s an extremely mild version of bashing back, so it hardly seems fair to judge it with the same taste criteria that we would otherwise.
      30. ifiwasyourunicorn reblogged this from gaywrites
      31. yadannn liked this
      32. kolumbijska reblogged this from gaywrites
      33. mixitupandmassappealit reblogged this from gaywrites and added:
        This will wind up doing more harm than good. :(
      34. mixitupandmassappealit liked this
      35. lostladyofshadylane answered: Oh my…
      36. thoughtsofed liked this
      37. falenciajf answered: It’s completely in bad taste, but that doesn’t make it any less satisfying to hit the convert button over and over.
      38. kingofdoges reblogged this from gaywrites and added:
        woah wtf is this
      39. fuckrealityandyoutoo answered: This is why they think gays have an agenda…*facepalm*
      40. realvsable answered: Umm…they tried to baptize Ann Frank 10 times.
      41. gaywrites posted this

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