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  • ajacot924ajacot924 member
    Wow! I'm troubled by the idea that she would baptize your child against your wishes. That is a very personal decision the parents should make. My husband and I are atheists so we will obviously not be baptizing our daughter. We plan to teach her about all religions and encourage her to find what is best for her. If that is Christianity or whatever else, we will support her wholeheartedly. My point in telling you that is that I think religion is something each person must decide. It shouldn't be pushed on someone. I would tell your husband why this is important to you and have him talk to grandma.
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  • colleen4019colleen4019 member
    marthah05 said:

    colleen4019 said:

    That's awful I'm sorry you're dealing with this. I absolutely feel that religious practices are completely personal and no one in your family should make you feel as though you have to participate in any way. I would put my foot down on this and not entertain the conversation any longer.

    Also on a random note- if you aren't practicing members of any church how could you get the baby baptized? My church won't allow non-members to participate in any sacrements. I thought that was pretty standard (but my experience is admittedly pretty limited).

    Before my Grandmother passed away, she donated a substantial amount of money to the church I grew up in, and she was a member of, that was the church where we were married. I was raised Luthern, but after having our wedding there with the news pastor left a bad taste in my mouth. He was rude, and disrespectful to my beliefs, so I never went back. However due to the fact my Grandmother left them money, they kind of let slide that we do not attend services.
    That makes sense. It's a pretty unique situation I think.
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  • jessrich522jessrich522 member
    Clobert said:

    We're both atheists and I'm considering baptism just because its like a cultural event and would make my family happy, celebrate the baby, etc.  My H doesn't want to on principle, so who knows.  Don't let people push you around, but it can't do any harm...

    An atheist getting their kid baptised may be the very height of hypocrisy
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