Atheists de-baptising with hair dryers
At times I do find the more extremist brand of atheists rather outlandish…
Cross Post by David of Anglican Samizdat
From here:
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 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.”
Baptism is an outward and visible sign of an inner and invisible grace; these atheist antics are, I suppose, an outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible disgrace. In addition to being superstitious and not particularly funny.
Further Link: ABC News – Atheists Break Out New Ritual Tool: The Blow-Dryer
Tags: Religion Society
July 18th, 2010 at 8:42 am
It’s a joke. Lighten up, man. Many of those people were baptized against their will as children. They wanted to perform a slightly funny act of denouncing those beliefs. People are making more of it than they should.
July 18th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
[...] points out a great story about atheists “de-baptising” people with hair dryers. What will they come up with [...]
July 18th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Atheist are a funny breed.
July 18th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
Hmm… Religion or no religion there will always be daft attention seeking humans! – As if to top this your prior post relates to an Indian court declaring that Hindu Gods cannot deal in stocks and shares…
Are there any sane people left out there?
I would agree that David needs to lighten up though.