Baptizing your Baby - Page 2

Junebug_CJ · Nov 24th, 2009, 11:07 AM

No, definitely not.
Will have a naming ceremony. I'm baptized and raised Roman Catholic, but don't practice anymore (thanks to the catholic school system and private school really bad experiences). DH was initially raised Jehovah's Witness, then his family was excommunicated because his mom brought the kids to see the movie "The Blue Lagoon" with Brooke Shields many years ago, so since then they are atheists.
Our kids will be going to the French public schoolboard for their education so the lack of christening won't impact their schooling.
TBH none of our parents will mind, so it's a simple enough decision!

wanting1more · Nov 24th, 2009, 11:13 AM

It is your baby you should do what makes you and your OH happy..

ladypotter · Nov 24th, 2009, 12:16 PM

We did the Christian Dedication with our Daughter. I think as was my parents view for me, which I appreciated, that my Daughter should have HER OWN choice as to whether or not she wants to be Baptised. I was Baptised at my choice, at age 12. We will do the same with the Squishies. We do not attend Church regularly, but still impress the importance of our faith on our Daughter, but still give her room for making her own impressions (since she is still young, we want her to see what we believe but allow her to later on feel like she CAN make a choice). No one in our family is anything other than Christian, so I can't imagine she would choose otherwise, but I don't want to pressure her or my new babies. I love God and believe in him, however, since not everyone does, to each his own. I am not going to bash someone for their own personal beliefs as long as they don't push theirs down my throat :-)

lauren10 · Nov 24th, 2009, 13:36 PM

My dad would lose his voice from all the prayers he'd have to say for my kid if he/she wasn't baptized...so it's partly for him. And the other reason is that I want to raise him/her with some kind of religious background, so that at least his choice down the road would be somewhat educated. I'm not sure if you grow up with out any religion that you'd be likely to choose that path?

Eskimobabys · Nov 24th, 2009, 14:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Junebug_CJ

No, definitely not.
Will have a naming ceremony. I'm baptized and raised Roman Catholic, but don't practice anymore (thanks to the catholic school system and private school really bad experiences). DH was initially raised Jehovah's Witness, then his family was excommunicated because his mom brought the kids to see the movie "The Blue Lagoon" with Brooke Shields many years ago, so since then they are atheists.
Our kids will be going to the French public schoolboard for their education so the lack of christening won't impact their schooling.
TBH none of our parents will mind, so it's a simple enough decision!

That seem pretty harsh! to kick em out idk what that movies about never heard of it but still thats just plain crazy

Joyzerelly · Nov 24th, 2009, 15:00 PM

I used to like the idea of it and was raised a Christian, but I'm not a believer now and I think it would be hypocritical for me to do it, so I won't. My OH is an athiest so he wouldn't want it done either.

amylk87 · Nov 24th, 2009, 15:06 PM

My OH was christened catholic and I was christened prodestant but I'm an atheist and OH says he is too, but wants our future LO christened catholic (for his mum really) and i'm dead against it, i don't want to be a hypocrit just to please someone else - this brings up an argument every time with OH!

discoclare · Nov 24th, 2009, 15:53 PM

I think it's completely your decision, it's not your MIL's baby! My OH and I were both christened (baptised) him into the Catholic church and me into Church of England, but we are both atheists. I have a feeling we may have a bit of pressure from his family as his uncle is a priest, but we'll see. I was just thinking about it and the last time I attended a baptism was over 20 years ago when I was a child! No-one I know has had a baby baptised since then, which seems odd, perhaps it's not as usual to do it nowadays (in the UK) as it used to be.

td1309 · Nov 24th, 2009, 16:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Junebug_CJ

No, definitely not.
Will have a naming ceremony. I'm baptized and raised Roman Catholic, but don't practice anymore (thanks to the catholic school system and private school really bad experiences). DH was initially raised Jehovah's Witness, then his family was excommunicated because his mom brought the kids to see the movie "The Blue Lagoon" with Brooke Shields many years ago, so since then they are atheists.
Our kids will be going to the French public schoolboard for their education so the lack of christening won't impact their schooling.
TBH none of our parents will mind, so it's a simple enough decision!

I've heard of naming ceremonies before: what exactly do you do at a naming ceremony? I get the reason for it and I think it's a nice idea I'm curious at what you would do...?

We won't be having our children christened. We have both been brought up with Christian values and were married in church but neither of us are christened. Our parents both left us to choose our own path and we want the same for our children. I would say we are Christians as we live by Christian values but we are not active (I don't believe you need to attend church in order to have a faith) so we won't feel any pressure to get lo christened but I can understand it would be difficult for some people not to! xxx

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Junebug_CJ Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 5,802	No, definitely not. Will have a naming ceremony. I'm baptized and raised Roman Catholic, but don't practice anymore (thanks to the catholic school system and private school really bad experiences). DH was initially raised Jehovah's Witness, then his family was excommunicated because his mom brought the kids to see the movie "The Blue Lagoon" with Brooke Shields many years ago, so since then they are atheists. Our kids will be going to the French public schoolboard for their education so the lack of christening won't impact their schooling. TBH none of our parents will mind, so it's a simple enough decision!

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wanting1more Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 349	It is your baby you should do what makes you and your OH happy..

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Nov 24th, 2009, 12:16 PM	#13
ladypotter Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,865	We did the Christian Dedication with our Daughter. I think as was my parents view for me, which I appreciated, that my Daughter should have HER OWN choice as to whether or not she wants to be Baptised. I was Baptised at my choice, at age 12. We will do the same with the Squishies. We do not attend Church regularly, but still impress the importance of our faith on our Daughter, but still give her room for making her own impressions (since she is still young, we want her to see what we believe but allow her to later on feel like she CAN make a choice). No one in our family is anything other than Christian, so I can't imagine she would choose otherwise, but I don't want to pressure her or my new babies. I love God and believe in him, however, since not everyone does, to each his own. I am not going to bash someone for their own personal beliefs as long as they don't push theirs down my throat :-)

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Nov 24th, 2009, 13:36 PM	#14
lauren10 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NB Canada Posts: 2,434	My dad would lose his voice from all the prayers he'd have to say for my kid if he/she wasn't baptized...so it's partly for him. And the other reason is that I want to raise him/her with some kind of religious background, so that at least his choice down the road would be somewhat educated. I'm not sure if you grow up with out any religion that you'd be likely to choose that path?

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Joyzerelly Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Glorious England Posts: 1,492	I used to like the idea of it and was raised a Christian, but I'm not a believer now and I think it would be hypocritical for me to do it, so I won't. My OH is an athiest so he wouldn't want it done either.

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amylk87 Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: North West, UK Posts: 890	My OH was christened catholic and I was christened prodestant but I'm an atheist and OH says he is too, but wants our future LO christened catholic (for his mum really) and i'm dead against it, i don't want to be a hypocrit just to please someone else - this brings up an argument every time with OH!

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Nov 24th, 2009, 15:53 PM	#18
discoclare Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,769	I think it's completely your decision, it's not your MIL's baby! My OH and I were both christened (baptised) him into the Catholic church and me into Church of England, but we are both atheists. I have a feeling we may have a bit of pressure from his family as his uncle is a priest, but we'll see. I was just thinking about it and the last time I attended a baptism was over 20 years ago when I was a child! No-one I know has had a baby baptised since then, which seems odd, perhaps it's not as usual to do it nowadays (in the UK) as it used to be.

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