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[quote=Anonymous]In my denomination, baptism only occurs if and when the individual has made the decision to accept Christ as their Savior.  Since my tradition differs, my viewpoint might need to be discounted.

You say that your husband is not very religious but wants to get your son baptized.  I think the critical issue is WHY he wants to baptize your son.  If it is because of religious reasons, I think you should honor that.  Even if he's not very religious, there may be aspects of his faith that are important to him.

If he only wants to do it to make his parents happy, then I think you have more room to argue.  It doesn't negate his position altogether, family peace is certainly desirable, but so is being authentic.  Moreover, as Catholic PPs have said, I think part of the baptism ceremony is promising to raise your child in the Catholic faith.  If he doesn't sincerely intend to do so, it would seem disrespectful to Catholicism to have the ceremony.

If you didn't grow up religious, have you considered exploring the Catholic faith (or any other)?  You might view it more positively if you had more direct experience with it.[/quote]

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