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[–]Vorpal_Hammer 5 points6 points ago

Relax, kid. It's just water.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

At least we know the baby isn't a vampire now.

[–]Warod0 2 points3 points ago

It is not only water. It is stagnant water that dozens of people put their dirty hands in (and now some baby pee also).

[–]TheShrinkingGiant 3 points4 points ago

Does holy water ever become nonholy? If not, then every glass of water is some % holy, and I would expect it to be a significant amount.

[–]PullOutBoy 0 points1 point ago

Let's get a team of scientists on the case

[–]GodHatesCanada 2 points3 points ago

Look on the bright side, at least he wont be dirty when we eat him.

[–]PullOutBoy 1 point2 points ago

No need to sterilize the kitchenware ;)

[–]Smeagol3000 1 point2 points ago

I wonder how many babies have shat/pissed in their baptismal water. Does this de-sanctify the magic water thereby rendering the baptism null and void?

[–]thetheist 2 points3 points ago

"Yaaay! A fun bath!"

[–]Slexx 1 point2 points ago

All babies are atheists. Any rational Christian would have to accept this, so baptizing babies is pretty nonsensical.

[–]Voxx101 -1 points0 points ago

A baby has no position on whether god does or does not exist and therefore can be deemed neither theist nor atheist

[–]iNOPE 0 points1 point ago

A baby has no position on whether god does or does not exist

That is called atheism.

[–]Slexx 0 points1 point ago

No. A baby is incapable of belief in God, so it's an atheist. Atheism isn't a belief that there is no god, it's the lack if a belief in a god.

[–]Voxx101 0 points1 point ago

And how can one have a belief or lack thereof in a God if one does not understand the concept of a God?

[–]MrButterman 0 points1 point ago

Why do you need to understand something to lack belief in it?

[–]Voxx101 0 points1 point ago

In that case you could say a rock is atheist cause it doesn't believe in a god, same with a tree or a blade of grass

[–]desenagrator 1 point2 points ago

A baby is incapable of learning and making decisions so it is neither theist or atheist. It doesn't know how to read so the kids not anti-reading. atheism in my opinion is choosing to have a lack of belief rather than defaulting to it.

[–]blatantexcuse -2 points-1 points ago

since 'rational Christian' is somewhat of a oxymoron (I know, some do exist, but rationality isn't the expect state from someone who believes in a magic sky man), we might have to stick with nonsensical.

[–]fixthecopier 2 points3 points ago

We are just going to wash all of that free thinking away.

[–]Miklagard 1 point2 points ago

That was me back in the day!

[–]deeweromekoms 1 point2 points ago

I opened this expecting "NOOOO! Don't cut off my foreskin!"

[–]parsonskev -2 points-1 points ago

Give me a fucking break. This is as retarded as the "I belong to Jesus" baby pictures.

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