new-fangled baptismal formulas

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On Sat, 23 Sep 1995 02:58:42 -0500 (CDT), you wrote:

>Here's a doozy for you all!

>  Fackre said ecumenical dialogue on baptism should look carefully at a
>  formula that has been used at The Riverside Church in New York City:
>  ". . . in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
>  Spirit: One God, Mother of us all."

After 1700 years, it's time for a change I guess. After all, the world
has been *pretty* faithful to the old formula. Their god would
probably undertand if the changed it twice in 2000 years.

I mean, after all, man-made relgion ought to come in flavors, don't
you think? Theres lotsa kinds of people. :)

Seriously ... it *is* sad. What a day for revivial though!



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