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Yes. Why does it even exist? No. It is useful
Debate Score:10
Arguments:7
Total Votes:13
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Is baptism pointless?

I was wondering what anyone thinks about this. I think it's pointless personally.

Yes. Why does it even exist?

Side Score: 8
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No. It is useful

Side Score: 2
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Well, my mother was baptized @ 96 .... then she died. (Just sayin').

I think it's a useless thing to an entity that doesn't exist, but I'll defend the right of anyone to practice (not demand) it.

Side: Yes. Why does it even exist?

Baptism is evil. Submerging an infant under water so they can risk drowning is barbaric. The practice should be abolished.

"The Orthodox Church in Romania is facing growing criticism after a baby suffered a cardiac arrest and died following a baptism ceremony." Kate Ng

Supporting Evidence: Baptism kills. (www.independent.co.uk)
Side: Yes. Why does it even exist?

On a similar subject there is even more sex abuse cover ups in the news.

" The investigation uncovered the extent of the power and authority the clergy used to exploit the trust of children, saying: "They told their victims the abuse was God's will. Some threatened that the victim or the victim's family would go to hell if they told anyone. "

Christianity needs to go. If that was not bad enough people have tried exorcisms on autistic children.

"An autistic 8-year-old boy died while wrapped in sheets during a prayer service held to exorcise the evil spirits that church members blamed for his condition."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/autistic-boy-dies-during-exorcism/

Supporting Evidence: child sexual abuse and leadership's efforts to cover it up. (news.yahoo.com)
Side: Yes. Why does it even exist?
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Baptism won't stop people from becoming murderers. There are many people who have been baptized who have grown up to be violent people and people who haven't been baptized who haven't grown up to be violent and who do good things for the world.

Side: Yes. Why does it even exist?
0 points

Baptism cleanses us humans from our sins and sets us on the path to righteousness with a clean slate.

During the pioneering period in the western state of Arizona there was an Evangelist, Ebeneezer Jaquan who submerged sinners in the fast flowing rapids of the Colorado river and cleansed them of their sins.

This thoughtful Gospeller then immediately drowned them so they could never sin again and enter through the gates of Heaven squeaky clean.

GOOD, EH?

Side: No. It is useful
infected20(304) Disputed
0 points

People can still do bad stuff, even after they have been baptized.

Side: Yes. Why does it even exist?
Norwich(1576) Disputed
0 points

If you had read my post in its entirety you'd have known that people can't do ''bad stuff'' after Baptism if they're DEAD.

Side: No. It is useful