If any of these had died before being baptized, I would have made sure they had valid ordinances performed vicariously, available for them to accept anytime they saw the need.
OK, but 1) It is YOUR belief that a) baptism is necessary and b) that it has to be done vicariously for it to be valid. If there is a God, doesn't he make the rules? It's just downright silly that I would need someone else to be a stand in for me for a baptism, marriage, etc. It's symbolic; there's nothing magic about being immersed or sprinkled with water. So whether I'm a spirit, resurrected, etc., I should be the one accepting and undergoing that symbolic ordinance, not some stranger.
And as to your argument about the LDS religion baptizing dead people, that practice can be highly offensive to living relatives. The LDS have a tradition of offending and not caring about living relatives. Besides, please explain why baptisms for the dead are even necessary? God makes the rules. There is nothing but symbolism behind it. You know the real reason behind temple ordinances? It's to keep the sheeple in line. Without baptisms and sealings for the dead, temples would only be used for marriages.
Because the LDS look down on those without temple recommends (oh, that person must be a sinner if he isn't worthy or doesn't go to the temple). LDS leaders expound upon the importance of the temple. Why? Control. In order to go to the temple, you have to proclaim your unwavering allegiance to the prophet and his cronies (a bunch of old white guys). You have to be a full tithe payer and fund those old white guys and their fancy temples with 10% of your money. Hell, the LDS Church even wants you to be an unpaid, part time janitor, despite being flush with cash. Stop building temples and put every dollar behind making this world a better place. Yes, the LDS Church contributes a lot to charities. But they could and should do even more, which they could if they weren't spending hundreds of millions on temples.
It makes me sick to see churches putting up ornate buildings (and I feel the same way when I've traveled in Europe and seen the Catholic monstrosities), knowing those churches have been built upon the backs of many poor people, and in light of billions starving around the globe. But the doctrine, even if you can't even pay your bills, is to give 10% FIRST to the Church. Just tighten your belt and you'll be blessed. Yep, meanwhile the leaders of the church - in what for many years was touted as a "lay ministry" - all enjoy hefty salaries and expense accounts. The LDS Church is corrupt.
