
DH and I are of different faiths (I am Christian and he is Muslim) but neither of us are practicing. We both believe in a God but are more spiritual people. We had a marriage cermony that was non-denominational that made reference to "God" in a general sense. My question is, those of you in perhaps a similar situation or have similar feelings about faith, did you baptize/christen DC? Did you have someone from a organized religious institution conduct the ceremony or do something less formal. Looking for ideas here. Thanks. |
We are non-practicing Catholics. I kind of meant to baptize DC, but have never gotten around to it and he's 16 month old now. Its still a maybe, but haven't set anything up yet! |
We did. DH and I were both born Christians, but are not religious. We had my dad's pastor/friend do our wedding (outside at my parents) and two baptisms (outside at his place near the sea). All were lovely, and great family gatherings. I thought it was a nice ritual, if it just means that the universe as well as the God parents are looking out for my kids. |
hey, i haven't been in the same boat, (my dh and i are both muslim) by the muslim tradition is to say the "call to prayer" prayer in the infant's ear when they are born - i guess it's to "call" them to be a muslim, but it basically says "god is great. god is great" over and over and is very rhythmic and peaaceful. my husband and father did the calls for both my infants, and the call doesn't have to be performed by any official clergy - so it might be something you could incorporate into your ceremony, whatever it may end up being.
is there a special prayer at baptism? could you do the two prayers at one ceremony - consider it a call to God's world and work or God's grace? the beginning of your child's spiritual life? good luck! |
This sounds lovely! I am not in the same situation but I love the idea of incorporating both faiths into a personalized ceremony that fits your family. |
Neither of us is particularly "religious" and do not attend church, but we did baptize both our children. We want our children to believe in God and have a spiritual life - whether church based or not. We had them baptized at my mother's church, which was nice for my mom but also it was a church that we agreed with philosophically. We may start attending the church when they get older to further encourage them to have a spiritual grounding. |
We did. I'm Catholic and husband is not. Both don't go to church, but for some reason, it was important to me. Turned out to be one of most special family days in her first year. To me, it is more about the gathering of family and friends and a ceremony that has been going on for the ages. |
No. |
No. It seemed almost a mockery to us when we were considering it for family's sake. |
I thought baptizing a child in a church includes your inherent promise to raise your kid in that church or at least in that religion. |
Nope - much to Grandma's dismay. We're agnostic at best (I was raised Catholic, DH never practiced anything) - seems silly to go through the ritual we don't believe in (I would never raise a kid Catholic, I have too much respect for women, unlike the Church) |
I was baptized and raised Episcopalian, and I'm a pledge-paying member of a church, but I only go a few times a year. My daughter's dad was raised Eastern Orthodox and I don't think he goes at all. We baptized our daughter in my church; I just felt like it was the right thing to do. I'm not an atheist; I do believe in God, but I'm just not especially tied to the idea that you have to worship God in a Sunday-morning church setting. I don't necessarily think un-baptized souls go to hell, but I do appreciate the meaning behind the ritual. And I do plan to start going to church more often when my daughter is old enough to be in sunday school learning stuff, and not just in a nursery. I think it's good for kids to have a religious foundation, some basic knowledge, and then they can do with it what they choose when they're older. |
We are both non-practicing Catholics, but we baptized our daughter as a Catholic. For us it was more of a family/cultural experience than a religious one. Some people will probably be offended by that, but there it is. |
No, we aren't hypocrites. |
No. I've been to a celebration type small non religious ceremony, and god parents were recognized, there was a type of blessing, etc. and we thought of that but basically time passed and we never did it.
I plan to introduce my kids to different types of religions, prayer, etc., but we don't go to or belong to a church. My mom practices more so she will help out in that regard. |