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progressoid

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6. I remember the idea of kids dying before being baptized or accepting Jesus as your savior,

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2015, 07:43 PM

Apr 2015

being talked about in Sunday School. In our church, they said the kids wouldn't go to hell because it wasn't their fault.
So that was nice, but I remember thinking the explanation the teacher gave was really convoluted. It was another in a series of incidents that made me think they were making all this stuff up.

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Fun Easter Story [View all] angrychair Apr 2015 OP

Yeah, sounds like my husband's family. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #1

To spin it AlbertCat Apr 2015 #2

I was like eight or nine, sitting in church one Sunday morning... Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 #3

What a horrid story!!! Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #4

Good for you. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #5

I remember the idea of kids dying before being baptized or accepting Jesus as your savior, progressoid Apr 2015 #6