Went to a baptism yesterday and this crossed my mind. It's also my cakeday.

Kushain · 2 months

I guess water has to be continually blessed because at one point every molecule of water was in some animal's urine.

BluePaladin25 · 2 months

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C-16 · 2 months

Yes, but "holy" water is doubleplusgood holy water.

Paragon19 · 2 months

Baptism is one of those things I won't go see. Obviously I'll go to weddings and funerals, but purely religious ceremonies like baptisms, confirmations, holiday services, etc. I don't attend, even for very good friends.

[deleted] · 2 months

And what's up with playing favorites with people? Chosen people?

CprlBeefpants · 2 months

I guess the blessing of an all powerful eternal god can expire.

sireatalot · 2 months

They taught me that any quantity of holy water into any quantity of water, will make it all holy. So, for example, if you buy 100cc of Lourdes holy water, you can use about 100 drops to take about 100 holy baths. That's what my aunt told me when she came back from Lourdes.

I was a kid and didn't ask her "what if I put a drop of holy water into the ocean".

xXAmericanJediXx · 2 months

Water baptism is entirely symbolic for most Christian denominations.

facetiously · 2 months

Upstream from the beaver dam = consecrated

Downstream from the beaver dam = constipated

Motley_Sheep · 2 months

I recently heard that the water was considered holy because it wouldn't "go bad", and that this was due to the containers being lined with silver.

TimetogetDownvoted · 2 months

It's not your cakeday. There is no little cake logo.

nnydanger · 2 months

Hi, just a FYI.

The original translation of the bible has "God" and "The Lord God" as two different names. "God" (Elohim) created the heavens, the earth, and the water, etc... "The Lord God" (YHVH) created the garden of Eden, Tree of life, Tree of knowledge, Adam & Eve, etc.

My understanding (and it doesn't have to be yours) is that one or multiple Gods created the earth, and The Lord God, created discrimination for the better of his chosen people.

Keep seeking and things will become more clear and you won't have to ask questions, you will know answers.

sardonicsalmon · 2 months

We live on a fallen earth. Therefore to make holy water you have to boil the hell out of it.

[deleted] · 2 months

No because holy water is holier than regular water because god.

[deleted] · 2 months

Yes, that is the truth. But catholics be tripping in that regard. Jesus told Paul sol his things were holy and took back a bunch of rules.

MANCREEP · 2 months

Cakeday posts are always dissapointing.

[deleted] · 2 months

The Roman Catholics borrowed the concept of holy water from pagans.


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