Mormons Baptized Murdered Reporter Daniel Pearl

The Mormon Church apparently baptized the murdered journalist Daniel Pearl in a ceremony last year, causing outrage among some Jewish leaders, according to the Boston Globe.

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Pearl, who grew up in Encino, was working for the Wall Street Journal in 2002 when he was abducted and beheaded by al-Qaida terrorists in Pakistan.

His parents, Judea and Ruth Pearl, the founders of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, still live in Encino.

According to the Globe story:

Pearl’s parents, Judea and Ruth, said it was “disturbing news” to learn that Mormons had baptized their son, in a rite that they understand was meant to offer him salvation.

“To them we say: We appreciate your good intentions but rest assured that Danny’s soul was redeemed through the life that he lived and the values that he upheld,” Judea and Ruth Pearl said in an email. “He lived as a proud Jew, died as a proud Jew and is currently facing his creator as a Jew, blessed, accepted and redeemed. For the record, let it be clear: Danny did not choose to be baptized, nor did his family consent to this un-called-for ritual.”

at in memory of the slain journalist.