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= A Baptism Gone Wrong =

Original story posted by Associated Baptist Press: []

I originally heard about this story while reading a book entitled: __**Everybody Wants to go to Heaven, But Nobody Wants to Die**__ written by David Crowder. I found the story touching and I wanted to learn a little more about it. I find it interesting that the title of the article states "freak accident" instead of tragic, horrifying, or another adjective that adds a more touching and sad tone to capture the reader.

The article captures the feelings of all who witnessed the death of the pastor, Kyle Lake. It also takes the reader through an emotional roller coaster as the article discusses the full story and the influence and faith that Kyle Lake had. After his death University Baptist Church (UBC) [the church Kyle preached at] stated on their website after his death: "We are confident that Kyle is in heaven today because of his trust in Jesus Christ as his savior" (Associate Baptist Press). Kyle Lake was performing a baptism for a woman whose name was not released when he reached for a microphone and was electrocuted. Other stories say that the microphone fell into the water, but no matter which story is true, it is known that Kyle was electrocuted. He died at the young age of 33.

The Associated Baptist Press is not well known. From this article I think this news sight is very opinionated, not biased. The article does not scream anything at the reader, but it does however send out a whisper. The article continuously discusses the fact that Kyle was loved, and he changed and transformed many lives. It also states how he was a very strong christian man. Several people, many who were students of Kyle's, said that their prayers were with him. It's easy to see that the website is opinionated because of the sorrow that is written for Kyle and how much the article supports him by emphasizing his faith, and also the good he did for people.

Kyle cared drastically for his students. He was one soon to be great voices of the "emerging church." The emerging church was a group, but also a movement that tried to connect youth and young adults with the scriptures, to better their faith. Kyle's death spread quickly and immediately blogs about him were started and emails were sent. His family was comforted and shown a great amount of love by the congregation of UBC.