"Larry Y." <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message news:fM9j8.7895$P4.649338@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net... > > From the religious point of view, don't they only have any "right" to do > this > > ONLY if the deceased was a Mormon? Otherwise, I see this as religious > > infringement upon the deceased which could easily be an offense against > the > > descendants of that deceased. > > I believe that Mormons try to search for their ancestors so that they can > baptize them posthumously. That would imply that the deceased was not a > Mormon--if he/she WERE a Mormon, why would they need baptism after death? > > If my assessment is correct, then consider this: what would prevent one of > your descendents from "baptizing" you at some point into the future--say 200 > years from now (you never know, sooner or later you'll have a Mormon in the > family). > > As I see it, we have two options. > > 1: Raise cain with them & tell 'em to cut that out. > > 2: Do nothing. Let 'em "baptize" anyone they want. Who cares, anyway . . > .? It's all a crock. 3. Leave no living descendents and live high on the money that would have disappeared down the black hole of childrearing.