I dont remember the date I was baptized....

by flower 20 Replies latest jw friends

  • badwillie
    badwillie

    Flower,
    Yes I live just outside Philly. Are you in north or South Jersey?
    You can feel free to use my personal email address if you want.
    -BadWillie

  • closer2fine
    closer2fine

    I don't remember the exact date either. It's written down in my bible (not sure where that is either!!) It was in the fall of 1985 at Buckingham, PA. I was 13.

    closer

  • DB
    DB

    Hey closer2fine, I was also baptized at Buckingham Pa, in 1973.

    One thing that gets me is that the baptism decision is supposed to be the most important in life (according to the jws) and yet they persist in almost demanding that young teens and those even younger get baptized. Considering the weight of such a decision, I feel strongly that it ought to be put off until one is older, just like marriage (which the jws almost demand be put off until one is older and more experienced in life). So many kids are pressured to be baptized by adults that are supposedly looking out for them. And when the kid does put off making a dedication, the parents are often judged as being deficient spiritually, and so is the child.

  • Simon
    Simon

    I couldn't remeber either but they told me when I gave them a letter re: the UK data protection act.

    Silly me if I only forgot it again... (after all, it's not really important is it!)

  • Vitameatavegamin
    Vitameatavegamin

    July 21, 1984, the fiasco began.

  • LDH
    LDH

    Dear Flower:

    Welcome! I'm from Upstate NY, now in California. We might know some of the same people.

    So you found our site on Christmas Day? See, you DID get a gift after all! The freedom to think for yourself.

    I think I started a thread on the baptism ? change, I will try to find it and post it here.

    Lisa

  • LDH
    LDH
  • JBean
    JBean

    Thanks Lisa and TR... I'm quietly collecting all info that I can and keeping it for future reference : ) Happy New Year!

  • Kristen
    Kristen

    Welcome, Flower! Nice to meet you.

  • unclebruce
    unclebruce

    Flower, Andi, Closer, Simon,

    That's terrible .. how disgusting not remmembering the day of your dedication! That means you gotta go back and do it all again .. GO ON! hehehe

    unclebruce, dunked 28th Oct.1972

    PS: Can a bloke be 'undunked' by the United Church of Satan in Norway or somewhere?

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