No, we wont. We didn't get married in a church and lead very secular lives. My DS1 isn't christened. My brother leads a very active Christian life and was baptised as an adult. I respect his choice to live as a Christian and he respects my choice to live a secular life. I know that he, and his wife, would provide unending support if either of my boys chose to find out more about Christianity.
i couldnt stand and listen to the religious crap in a church, he doesnt need to be christened so we are not going to do it just for the sake of it, means nothing to us.
hiya we are both christians (although not regular church goers - just easter, christmas, etc) and we have chosen to get Lily christened - we will be doing it closer to her first birthday and having a small 'birthday/christening party' afterwards for family and friends.
It means a lot to me to have Lily christened - I think the symbolism of asking people to be there for Lily when she is older, particularly if anything happens to us, is ver meaningful. Plus it means a lot to my family and friends, particularly my grandfather whos is very ill and asked us to have Lily christened.
yep we had both done when they were around 3 months, i think its lovely and im kinda old fashioned in that people used to belive u couldnt get married in a church or buried on comsumated ground unless ur christened/baptised, im a godparent and its a nice way of showing how much u think of the person/people that u ask to be godparents, we're not reglious but its nice for my children to be able to have that choice when their older xxx
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Yes, we had Chloe christened a few weeks ago, Church of England, was a lovely day and meant a lot to us.
HTH
Rach
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My brother leads a very active Christian life and was baptised as an adult. I respect his choice to live as a Christian and he respects my choice to live a secular life. I know that he, and his wife, would provide unending support if either of my boys chose to find out more about Christianity.
Liz x
It means a lot to me to have Lily christened - I think the symbolism of asking people to be there for Lily when she is older, particularly if anything happens to us, is ver meaningful. Plus it means a lot to my family and friends, particularly my grandfather whos is very ill and asked us to have Lily christened.
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