If ever there was a more bizarre case of death by misadventure, I'd like to hear of it. This takes the cake:
Life Changing Ministries organizes a full-immersion baptism in a man's back yard pool, and the man drowns! Promoted straight away to heaven the moment he becomes a Christian.
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LONDON (AP) — A British pastor was charged with manslaughter Wednesday in the drowning of a 61-year-old man at a backyard baptism ceremony.
Cheryl Bartley, 48, faces one count of gross negligence manslaughter for the death of Robert Smith on Oct. 8, 2023 in Birmingham, prosecutors said.
The Life Changing Ministries ceremony was being held in a kiddie pool and livestreamed on Facebook.
Bartley is scheduled to appear May 14 in Birmingham Magistrates’ Court.
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source:
https://apnews.com/article/baptism-death-london-pastor-charged-869c6c57d5da6bae9a9b5096db64fc21
Yup, getting religion can be a Life Changing experience!
i've attended easily a dozen full immersion baptisms
always in a baptismal the size of a large tub in a foyer of a church
the worst i've ever seen happen was blown snot and once a tiny puking
much laughter ensued
and singing
and amens
and a few hallelujahs
she held a guy under till he drowned?
inna kiddie pool?
i'm gonna try and care about this dead guy
but the world is on fire and my scattergun needs oiling
@moonbus saidHe would almost have to be held down forcefully for that to happen. In a kiddie pool, it wouldn’t have been hard to get up if you felt you needed to. I imagine there is more to that story than the headlines. But if you want to take a cheap shot, that story sounds bad on its face; the eternal consequence that led someone to get baptized will make the dead guy's eternal life more meaningful than his death.
If ever there was a more bizarre case of death by misadventure, I'd like to hear of it. This takes the cake:
Life Changing Ministries organizes a full-immersion baptism in a man's back yard pool, and the man drowns! Promoted straight away to heaven the moment he becomes a Christian.
quote:
LONDON (AP) — A British pastor was charged with manslaughter Wednesday in the ...[text shortened]... arged-869c6c57d5da6bae9a9b5096db64fc21
Yup, getting religion can be a Life Changing experience!