Posted by Believer [Erie] on November 01, 1999 at 11:24:55 {2gTL9dbN6ktHb/NyXTdAqoHxpYU4zY}:
In Reply to: Continue posted by Rec on November 01, 1999 at 05:52:11:
You said: "Jehovah's Witnesses advocate the dedicating of oneself to God, but they never coerce anyone into making such a dedication. For example, they do not baptize their offspring as infants, as if it were possible to force them into dedication without the benefit of personal choice."
It is true that they do not baptize infants, but how old should one be before making a dedication to Jehovah? Would a child about to enter the 2nd grade be old and mature enough and intellectually prepared to take that important step? Such was my case as I bowed to my dad’s pressure (he had urged me a year earlier too!). My dad was concerned that I might not survive Armageddon if I did not get baptized right a way. That was 6 decades ago!
Believer