100,000 Atheist Britons Seek 'De-Baptism' from Christianity


	100,000 Atheist Britons Seek 'De-Baptism' from Christianity

wiccantexan

4-2-2009 11:41 PM

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4-3-2009 10:46 PM

tanyamm

What is the deal about a baptismal certificate. My parents were raised as Mennonites and as such were not baptized until they were old enough for it to be their choice. My brothers, sisters and I were brought up the same. I still haven't been baptized.

4-11-2009 10:54 AM

Kreuzberg-Jakob

In Germany this year is the traditional atheist "Heidenspaß-Party" at Good Friday forbidden by sentence of a court .

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