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    Should I christin(Baptise) my kid

    My little boy Joseph was born on 4th Jan and i don't know whether to have him christianed(I should learn to spell it first).

    I'm pretty much an agnostic but my Mother and Wife want it.

    I can't see teh point and think its a little bit hypocritical, or should I just shut uo and have it done.
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    His birthday's the day before mine!

    I dunno, my cousin had a naming day for his kid, not a religious thing but still got the family and friends together for a social occasion to meet the baby etc.
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    • #3
      I'd say just have it done, though it means nothing. Baptism without faith is a bath.

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      • #4
        Well, I personally wouldn't - don't see the point - but if your wife wants to why not? Holy water won't hurt him...

        ...will it?
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        • #5
          Originally posted by orange
          Well, I personally wouldn't - don't see the point - but if your wife wants to why not? Holy water won't hurt him...

          ...will it?
          Well i did notice 3 numbers on his head......
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          • #6
            What's the procedure for getting a kid baptized nowadays?

            Do the parents need to declare that they believe in God, or attend church for a while?

            And they're supposed to select "godparents" who are (at least theoretically) responsible for ensuring that the kid grows up to be a "good Christian". Do the godparents have to swear that they believe in God? And if they do, but they know that the kid isn't going to be raised as a Christian: is it OK if they knowingly lie about their committment to that?

            Normally I'd have no objections to "going through the motions" at a Christian ceremony. But baptism involves such blatant lying and hypocrisy that I think I'd have problems with it.

            It's not like a wedding or a funeral, where the purpose of the ceremony isn't specifically religious. This one consists entirely of ritual lying while making false promises to indoctrinate a child into a religion that he is currently not capable of choosing voluntarily.

            Quite a few Christians don't approve of it.

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            • #7
              This is the problem, I hate the lying and hypocrisy.

              I dislike the church alot (C of E) in this case but the catholics and all the other protestant ones are just as bad. Standing up and saying will instruct him in the ways of the church and GOD is a blatant lie as i will bore him stupid telling him how much crap teh church talks.

              I only know 1 potential religious Godparent (the rest wouldn't know their new testamnet from their old.) ans she's catholic so that might be a problem.
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              • #8
                This one consists entirely of ritual lying while making false promises to indoctrinate a child into a religion that he is currently not capable of choosing voluntarily.


                Here at least, Baptism tends more to be saying that you are there for guidance on the Christian faith. And regards the voluntary status of it, thats what Confirmation is about.
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                • #9
                  My parents never baptized me, saying they wanted me to choose for myself. This is off course very wrong, since I won't do it unless I have to and will burn in the flames of hell as a sinner...
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                  • #10
                    It's only hypocritiical if yo have yourself baptized.
                    Since it obviously isn't that big a deal to you, why not make the wife happy, for a change ?
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by SlowwHand
                      It's only hypocritiical if yo have yourself baptized.
                      Since it obviously isn't that big a deal to you, why not make the wife happy, for a change ?
                      As she is married to me how could she be more happier
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                      • #12
                        Ok, your mother.
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by SlowwHand
                          Ok, your mother.
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by TheStinger


                            Well i did notice 3 numbers on his head......
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                            • #15
                              In the Mormon Church, we wait until the kids 8 till we have them baptise the kid.
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