> On a practical level, the issue is respecting the views of all people > -- including those who object to this practice. In my own experience, > I've run into people who hesitate to provide genealogy information for > fear that it will be used to baptize them into a faith they disagree > with. > > I'm not sure how to deal with that issue.... You can't accuse Mormons of "respecting the views of all people." Theirs is a pushy religion: 1: Lots of door-to-door attempts to convert people to their beliefs. 2: Tight control of their flock by their religious leaders. I knew a Mormon in Philadelphia that told me that his family regularly received "visits" from other Mormons--in an attempt to see if they were adhering to the faith. 3: Well-orchestrated national advertising campaign. We've all heard the radio & tv ads that sign off with " . . . From the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints." There is little hope of trying to stop them from "baptizing" everyone that ever lived! From a legal standpoint, they appear to be within their rights under our Constitution. I just take the position that their beliefs are nonsense, and I let 'em baptize ad nauseum . . .