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.
“receive the spirit of hot air” – lol, is that really the message they want to send with this stunt? 🙂
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I cross-posted this one David, hope that’s OK….
This extremist brand of atheist are really quite odd.