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You keep going. It's no coincidence that Ancestry's in SLC; saving your ancestors through baptism by proxy is a bit of a big deal for the Mormons/LDS. It's nice
by stan_rogers 7y ago
You keep going. It's no coincidence that Ancestry's in SLC; saving your ancestors through baptism by proxy is a bit of a big deal for the Mormons/LDS. It's nice that they can make a buck off of the basic curiosity of outsiders, but the real money happens when you can make it off of people's deeply held religious beliefs. (And it is possible to believe that you're genuinely helping people with one side of your brain while taking advantage of them with the other.)
- throwawayhhakdl 7y agoThat is fascinating. It’s like they’re selling a do-it-yourself indulgence kit.
- freeone3000 7y agoIt beats going through microfiche copies of census records in a church basement, that's for sure.