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 (RNS) Jewish groups are up in arms about a Mormon's decision to baptize the parents of Holocaust survivor and Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal. Which raises an interesting question: Why do Mormons baptize the dead? By Daniel Burke.

Topics: Faith, Doctrine & Practice
Tags: baptized, church of jesus christ of latter-day daints, jewish, mormon, simon wiesenthal

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