Originally Posted By: dancer9
If I were surrounded by believers and I had been baptised in their religon as a child, I might want to make a public statement to them that I was out of it forever. It's a creative way of quitting a religion, I must admit.


True, Dancer. As much as I don't accept that anyone can be "de-baptised", I understand perfectly well why those who repudiate their faith go so far as to announce their repudiation. Baptisms are always a cause of celebration. A social and public affair. I think, those who seek to separate from the community are also making the same statement. For the most part, I feel sadness than anger, or even insult, because a change of heart is always brought about by personal struggles in life.
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