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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Baptizing doesn't necessarily say you are going to raise your child in that religion.  All Christian religions recognize the same baptism so it really only is saying your child is Christian -- not any one denomination.

Don't know if this helps you or not. . . .[/quote]

Except if they don't even want to agree to identify their child as Christian, then that's a problem.

OP, I'm Catholic and my children are baptized but I wholly support your decision not to if it doesn't align with your beliefs and the way you will raise your child.  I can almost guarantee this will turn into a 5pg thread, since it does every time the topic is raised, with some advocating that you let the ceremony happen even though it's meaningless to you.  Personally I find that disrespectful to the people in the faith that you are committing your child to.[/quote]

This.  I'm cradle Catholic but not practicing, but my husband is a non-believer.  He had agreed to have our child baptised if the priest who married us would perform the ceremony, but it hasn't worked out yet (the priest lives in my hometown, which is 3000 miles away) and I'm not really worried.  My mom would like the baby to be baptised, but hasn't said anything, because she trusts me to raise my daughter.  My daughter can always be baptised when she's old enough to decide for herself.  In the meantime, I will teach her about what I believe and work to instill my values.  Whether or not she wants to be baptised, I hope that I will raise her to be honest, kind, compassionate, courageous, and a woman of strength and integrity.  [/quote]

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