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Message # 39610.5.1

Subject: Re: Wetlook opportunity for non-religious folk

Date: Mon 06/04/09 16:53:20 GMT

Name: Arthur Chappell

Email: arthur@chappell7300.freeserve.co.uk

Website: http://arthurchappell.me.uk/story-unbaptism.htm

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Thanks, Anonymous - I don't think never having been baptised should exclude you from joining in the fun - it's a symbolic gesture and a way to encourage people learning of the event to think about what their baptism means to them - I'm suggesting the idea to the atheist community next - Arthur Chapell

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Re: Wetlook opportunity for non-religious folk

By Anonymous - Mon 06/04/09 16:01:13 GMT

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I LOVE the idea! Not just as a wetlookfan, but as an atheist as well. If such a stunt would be staged in the Netherlands, I would be happy to be either audience or participant. My favorite role would be to dry off the newly unbaptized and welcome them to the atheist community. I would be happy to let myself be unbaptized, if no one cares that I have never been baptized in the first place.

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Wetlook opportunity for non-religious folk

By Arthur Chappell - arthur@chappell7300.freeserve.co.uk Sat 04/04/09 11:27:11 GMT

Website: http://arthurchappell.me.uk/unbaptism.htm

You may have seen recent news items reviving an old argument in favour of having religious baptisms (especially Catholic ones) annulled, enabling previously Christened but now atheistic or agnostic individuals to severe links to the church – much of the campaign focusses on a wish to receive a letter of annulment from church leaders, or having a non-legally recognized certificate of annulment downloaded from a group like the National Secular Society. As wetlook enthusiasts, we have potential to be more dramatic, colourful and wet about it – What I would like to see and participate in is a very public high media profile reversal of the born again fuly clothed emersion baptisms we sometimes see on youtubes, etc – with an already soaked and dressed believer (or a whole bunch of us) being lifted from the water (a hired swimming pool would be best) and dried off by unbelievers, in effect, cleaned of religion and its trappings. Who would be up for such a stunt? Ideally it should look good enough to start a trend. My first move is naturally to fingd out who would want to join in, as unbaptisees, observers, swimmers, and as an audience.

See my web page here for the basis of this http://arthurchappell.me.uk/unbaptism.htm Cheers AC

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