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Originally Posted by spindles
I know this is slightly offtopic, but I just don't understand people who don't go to church getting the kids baptised/christened. I've talked to the local minister about it, as my kids attend his church, but I'm an atheist and (to me) it is wrong to stand up and profess what you do in such a ceremony if you don't believe it. Hardly seems very christian to me.
My view on this has changed, given I am a god-parent, but if someone asked me now, I'd say no.
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Well, I used to be a practicing catholic when I was in school. I had no choice I went to catholic school for 12 years. Now I am agnostic. I don't claim to be atheist because I'm not arrogant enough to proclaim I know for certain there is no God. I can't know that, and honestly neither can anyone else. I think it is likely there is no god but I can't know for sure. The only reason I participated in the baptism is because the parents of this baby are my absolute best friends in the world and they asked me to. Whether the child grows up to participate in the church is his business, and choice.