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Re:Baby was sent home from ER twice, suffered brain damage by kjax on Thursday July 07, 2022 @12:50PM (#32016355)
Indeed. Let the child decide for itself, when it's old enough to do so.
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Re:Baby was sent home from ER twice, suffered brain damage by isitmadeofglass on Thursday July 07, 2022 @04:12PM (#32018732)
You could say the same about baptizing children.
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Re:Baby was sent home from ER twice, suffered brain damage by mike00632 on Thursday July 07, 2022 @04:18PM (#32018795)
... and they do. The Protestant practice is to baptize people when they are old enough to affirm their choice. It became a tradition that takes place at a similar time to Catholic first communion or Jewish bar and bat mitzvah.
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Re:Baby was sent home from ER twice, suffered brain damage by isitmadeofglass on Thursday July 07, 2022 @05:35PM (#32019778)
That’s not really the same as the cult indoctrination at birth. It’s more of a subscription renewal.
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