I am not getting my child Baptised

[toughbutfair]

So instead of stating your point of view, i.e i don't believe in that mumbojumbo but thanks for offering you deliberatly stood in a church and made a mokery of those people's faith whom you claim to care about?

Strange and definetly hypocritical

My sister knows I'm an atheist but wanted me to be godfather, the choice was to make some religious stand which would disappoint her, or say the magic words and have a nice day out.

If I had inlaws and it was my kid and they believed the kid would go to hell if not baptised, why put them through that. Say the magic words and everyone's happy.

[sauntersplash]

My favourite is "we're not going to baptise our child, no, that would be hypocritical. We're going to have a "humanist" naming ceremony instead".



"Humanist" ceremony? The only thing conceivably sillier than religious ritual is...non-religious ritual. Seriously, what is it for? What the hell is it for?

You couldn't make it up.

[eoghanacht]

It is a difficult decision not many have to face.

or willing to, although the manor in which the Church men are acting (COMPLETE CONTEMPT) for the victims and the State(s) in which the crimes are committed i foresee this happening more and more.

[eoghanacht]

My sister knows I'm an atheist but wanted me to be godfather, the choice was to make some religious stand which would disappoint her, or say the magic words and have a nice day out.

If I had inlaws and it was my kid and they believed the kid would go to hell if not baptised, why put them through that. Say the magic words and everyone's happy.

Thats fair enough TBF, but it's still hypocracy, dress it up anyway you want, it remains what it is.

[Iarmhi Gael]

My favourite is "we're not going to baptise our child, no, that would be hypocritical. We're going to have a "humanist" naming ceremony instead".



"Humanist" ceremony? The only thing conceivably sillier than religious ritual is...non-religious ritual. Seriously, what is it for? What the hell is it for?

You couldn't make it up.

Its fashionable to be seen to do it.... Just like it was to buy you newborn Organic foods and cloth nappies once....

[toughbutfair]

My favourite is "we're not going to baptise our child, no, that would be hypocritical. We're going to have a "humanist" naming ceremony instead".



"Humanist" ceremony? The only thing conceivably sillier than religious ritual is...non-religious ritual. Seriously, what is it for? What the hell is it for?

You couldn't make it up.

I went to one of those too to "welcome" the baby. She didn't have much to say though

I think it is just an excuse for a bit of a party.

[eoghanacht]

Question:

Can't any confirmed member of the RCC administer the Rite (Batisim) or is that just in certain circumstances or is it just with the Last Rites?

[White Horse]

I have a 10 month old child. Both me and my fiance were baptised in the catholic church. Neither of us are practising catholics but come from families that include many strongly religious people. My fiance has a few nuns in the family, My own grandmother attends mass every day, our parents have stong convictions that we ought to get our baby baptised.

As you are not practising, it would be hypocrtical to baptise your child as you would only be paying lip service to the oaths you are required to make.

Your child will have opportunities in later life to have God revealed to him/her.

The only difficulty I see is the hurt you will cause your elderly relatives. Your convictions obviously mean more to you than them.

[toughbutfair]

Thats fair enough TBF, but it's still hypocracy, dress it up anyway you want, it remains what it is.

It's a fine line between hypocracy and just being insincere. If I genuinely liked a religious family member I wouldn't want them to fear my hypothetical baby burning in hell.

[dunno]

I'm a die hard atheist but would have no problem faking the thing if it helped get a child into a better school or just kept the inlaws off my back. I'm already a godfather so swore all that gobbledygook to a priest.

Prudent. Ideological purity can makes life awkward.