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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, you went into a religious ritual that was important to your spouse intending to stop the ritual and walk out when they got to the most sacred part?  You would have done that?  And they just happened to not follow the standard liturgy, so your spouse got lucky?

I can not imagine doing that to someone I wanted to have a respectful relationship with.  [/quote]

No, I intended to walk out of the pre-baptismal event after answering honestly.  That didn't happen.  The priest came in - he'd been at a wedding ceremony earlier and was in a good mood - and told us what was going to happen.

All I remember is him asking the godparents the name at the altar, saying I baptise thee, and moving on to the next family.  If I had been asked the question during the ceremony - which I wasn't - I would have said "no".

What is your problem?  Why would I lie about this?  And why do you care?[/quote]

Because you're making a mockery of something that's sacred to me?

If it wasn't important to either parent, why did you do it?

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Do you really need that question answered?  Other family and keeping the peace with them, particularly FIL.

I didn't make a mockery of anything, either.  I kept my mouth shut.[/quote]

But you stated that you expected them to ask during the ceremony (those are your words) if you believed, and you intended to leave at that point.   So, your in laws just got lucky that you weren't paying attention at a critical moment? [/quote]

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