DOUG
> Could someone refer me to passages in the bible, if any, which
>speak for and/or against the view that newborns get damned if they die?
>
DARREL
Here are a few they use, don't ask me to defend them:
John 3:3 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
3:18
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath no believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Mark 16:16
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Can a new born infant "believe"? Obviously not. Thus they must burn.
Recommended reading: Ingersoll's "What must we do to be saved". If the address hasn't changed it can be obtained at:
http://freethought.tamu.edu/freethought/ingersoll/
I have it and can e-mail it to people who don't have web access. It is excellent and not very long.
cheers,
Darrel
------------------- The Church once wore upon her hollow breast false gems, supposing them to be real. They have been shown to be false, but she wears them still. --Ingersoll, preface, The Ghosts