Those "hardcore" atheists remind me of those anit-gay republicans who are invariable caught soliciting or engaging in illicit sex acts with other men in public toilets more and more each day.

doglover: Those "hardcore" atheists remind me of those anit-gay republicans who are invariable caught soliciting or engaging in illicit sex acts with other men in public toilets more and more each day.

So there are going to be embarrasing pictures of atheists with the body of christ in their mouth coming to light?

Not every former religious person decides to be an atheist, I know I didn't. I just reached the conclusion one day that the existence of a god doesn't make any sense.
His existence would be the most illogical thing in the universe.

As an atheist, I just have to say that you need to be extremely careful with this process. Undoing a baptism is very difficult, and if your de-baptism is performed by someone who's not really skilled in the particular denomination in which you were originally saved by God's love, there can be real problems. For example, it's virtually impossible for a Catholic debaptism to undo a Baptist baptism; you need a Baptist debaptism by a Debaptismist who's stronger in faith than you. Failure to get one may (counter-intuitively, I know, but I'm just trying to stick to facts) result in the Baptist hold on the pending atheist to become even stronger.

Imagine it in levels, like say that new Skyrim game people talk about. So, you're a level 5 Baptist and you want to switch to Atheist. Fine, no problem. But you can't find a Level 6 or higher Baptist Debaptismist, so you settle instead on a Level 6 Presbyterian Debaptismist thinking it won't make a difference. But what really ends up happening is that you emerge from the ritual as a Level *6* Baptist, and now you're even harder to debaptise than before. This happened to me the first time, and I spent another 4 years going to church and believing in God before I could find a Level 8 (because by that point I'd gained another level) Baptist Debaptismist to undo all that.

But now I'm an atheist, so it's all good. I had one scary moment about a year ago when I tripped at a wedding and nearly fell into a font of holy water, but the antibaptismal ritual's effects last a good long while and so I didn't revert. I think I'm good for another year or so, and then I might need to get a recharge. Thankfully that's not too expensive.

So they're not the "I don't believe in God" kind of atheists but more of the "fark you, I don't believe in God" variety?

Pocket Ninja: and I spent another 4 years going to church and believing in God before I could find a Level 8 (because by that point I'd gained another level) Baptist Debaptismist to undo all that.

You dodged a bullet, man. I hit 10 and at that level, any water you touch becomes holy water. I took a bath and I ascended to heaven almost instantly.

That's really f*cking stupid.

DarnoKonrad: thismomentinblackhistory: So they're not the "I don't believe in God" kind of atheists but more of the "fark you, I don't believe in God" variety?


Using this logic, being baptized itself is an act of "fark you, atheists," which is inaccurate and retarded.

Symbolism is very important to some people, theist and atheist alike.

Seems like they're kinda superstitious, having coming to a logic-based, rational conclusion that God does not exist and then having to undo the voodoo?

thismomentinblackhistory: DarnoKonrad: thismomentinblackhistory: So they're not the "I don't believe in God" kind of atheists but more of the "fark you, I don't believe in God" variety?


Using this logic, being baptized itself is an act of "fark you, atheists," which is inaccurate and retarded.

Symbolism is very important to some people, theist and atheist alike.

Seems like they're kinda superstitious, having coming to a logic-based, rational conclusion that God does not exist and then having to undo the voodoo?

Next they'll be getting blasted on wine in order to vomit the communion out of their system.

That's just obnoxious.

I'm so happy that my godless heathen parents never baptized me in the first place.

/team raised atheist

Pocket Ninja: Thankfully that's not too expensive.

But you are worth gold! I would give money to walk around in your brain for an hour!

Also wik: Any atheist who "de-baptisizes" is missing the whole point. If you are that desperate for a ritual, develop OCD. Jackass.

I come from China and I never was raised with any sort of religious identity outside of some Chinese traditional religion stuff.

Seriously, you converts try to hard.

/Doesn't do much of anything with regards to religion. Doesn't impact my life at all.
//Perfectly fine with going to religious service with a friend, but they gotta buy me food afterwards.

Can't the intellectual elite have just *one thing* that you f*cking morons don't co-opt and destroy? You aren't f*cking atheists! You don't have the f*cking intellectual capacity to understand Reading Rainbow, let alone the theist debate that has evolved from the thinking of some of the best minds of the last 500 years. Go read your Dawkins, if it makes you feel good about yourself, but please quit ruining it for the rest of us!

Pocket Ninja: ....

I love you, man.

thismomentinblackhistory: So they're not the "I don't believe in God" kind of atheists but more of the "fark you, I don't believe in God" variety?

Ennuipoet: Pocket Ninja: Thankfully that's not too expensive.

But you are worth gold! I would give money to walk around in your brain for an hour!

Also wik: Any atheist who "de-baptisizes" is missing the whole point. If you are that desperate for a ritual, develop OCD. Jackass.

t3knomanser: People do this as a stupid joke. No one takes it seriously, except people that want to look down on atheists. It's not a funny joke. It's not really worth it, in my mind. But some people find it entertaining and an element of community-building.

A while back there was an article and thread about people "de-baptizing" themselves in a tongue-in-cheek way using a hair dryer. Now, that was silly and meaningless, but it did get the Fark Religious Brigade all up-in-arms.
With this, though, it's not simply symbolic. They are having their names removed from the baptismal roles, becoming officially "non-religious" in the eyes of the state. Here in America, that's not that big of a deal, but in countries like France, where the Catholic Church is so pervasive it restricts what you can name your child, or in countries like Italy, Germany and Sweden (among others) where you pay tax money to the state that then goes to fund the church, then I can kind of see the point.

That's okay. The Mormons will baptize him after he's dead.

Aarontology: That's really f*cking stupid.

And we're done.

Pocket Ninja: As an atheist, I just have to say that you need to be extremely careful with this process. Undoing a baptism is very difficult, and if your de-baptism is performed by someone who's not really skilled in the particular denomination in which you were originally saved by God's love, there can be real problems. For example, it's virtually impossible for a Catholic debaptism to undo a Baptist baptism; you need a Baptist debaptism by a Debaptismist who's stronger in faith than you. Failure to get one may (counter-intuitively, I know, but I'm just trying to stick to facts) result in the Baptist hold on the pending atheist to become even stronger.

Imagine it in levels, like say that new Skyrim game people talk about. So, you're a level 5 Baptist and you want to switch to Atheist. Fine, no problem. But you can't find a Level 6 or higher Baptist Debaptismist, so you settle instead on a Level 6 Presbyterian Debaptismist thinking it won't make a difference. But what really ends up happening is that you emerge from the ritual as a Level *6* Baptist, and now you're even harder to debaptise than before. This happened to me the first time, and I spent another 4 years going to church and believing in God before I could find a Level 8 (because by that point I'd gained another level) Baptist Debaptismist to undo all that.

But now I'm an atheist, so it's all good. I had one scary moment about a year ago when I tripped at a wedding and nearly fell into a font of holy water, but the antibaptismal ritual's effects last a good long while and so I didn't revert. I think I'm good for another year or so, and then I might need to get a recharge. Thankfully that's not too expensive.

A nice towel is really all you need.

Winning: Not every former religious person decides to be an atheist, I know I didn't. I just reached the conclusion one day that the existence of a god doesn't make any sense.
His existence would be the most illogical thing in the universe.

Then you're an atheist. An atheist with a small "a", not an obnoxious Dawkins-loving capital "A" Atheist dipshiat. Nothing wrong with small "a" atheists.

Some people need rituals, I guess. Sad.

Pocket Ninja: As an atheist, I just have to say that you need to be extremely careful with this process. Undoing a baptism is very difficult, and if your de-baptism is performed by someone who's not really skilled in the particular denomination in which you were originally saved by God's love, there can be real problems. For example, it's virtually impossible for a Catholic debaptism to undo a Baptist baptism; you need a Baptist debaptism by a Debaptismist who's stronger in faith than you. Failure to get one may (counter-intuitively, I know, but I'm just trying to stick to facts) result in the Baptist hold on the pending atheist to become even stronger.

Imagine it in levels, like say that new Skyrim game people talk about. So, you're a level 5 Baptist and you want to switch to Atheist. Fine, no problem. But you can't find a Level 6 or higher Baptist Debaptismist, so you settle instead on a Level 6 Presbyterian Debaptismist thinking it won't make a difference. But what really ends up happening is that you emerge from the ritual as a Level *6* Baptist, and now you're even harder to debaptise than before. This happened to me the first time, and I spent another 4 years going to church and believing in God before I could find a Level 8 (because by that point I'd gained another level) Baptist Debaptismist to undo all that.

But now I'm an atheist, so it's all good. I had one scary moment about a year ago when I tripped at a wedding and nearly fell into a font of holy water, but the antibaptismal ritual's effects last a good long while and so I didn't revert. I think I'm good for another year or so, and then I might need to get a recharge. Thankfully that's not too expensive.

This is why you are favorited.

Pocket Ninja: Imagine it in levels, like say that new Skyrim game people talk about. So, you're a level 5 Baptist and you want to switch to Atheist. Fine, no problem. But you can't find a Level 6 or higher Baptist Debaptismist, so you settle instead on a Level 6 Presbyterian Debaptismist thinking it won't make a difference. But what really ends up happening is that you emerge from the ritual as a Level *6* Baptist, and now you're even harder to debaptise than before. This happened to me the first time, and I spent another 4 years going to church and believing in God before I could find a Level 8 (because by that point I'd gained another level) Baptist Debaptismist to undo all that.

Meh. I'm not a fan of some of the weirder quests, but you've got to admit that Baptists have the best crowd control abilities of any class. (new window)

/Also, I XD 'd at your post