Ep. 1: Proxies & Polyester

Ritual

Mar 22, 201718:34Religion & Spirituality

Our exploration of immortality starts with the Mormon Baptism for the Dead, a controversial ceremony designed to give all people who ever lived the chance to convert to Mormonism. I learn the difference between the spiri...

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