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Originally posted by Capt. Carrera
All this religious/atheist crap is missing the crux of the issue..
Lets say it's the day of the baptism.- Will it mean anything to your son that day? No
- Will it be of any determent to you that day? No.
- Will it matter to the old man you regard so highly and care for so deeply? Yes.
The answer is obvious if you think about it in the right context.
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I grew up in a fairly strict religious environment (the Western MI Christian Reformed kind - Lendaddy would know what I mean). I might not have any interest in religion now as an adult, but I do think it taught me some values/morals and that I turned out ok.
As far as the baptism thing, I came away from it all with the idea that it was really more for the parents and their commitment to how they would raise the child.
When the child "comes of age" – whether that be when they are 15, 30 or 100, it doesn’t matter, and is able to make their own decision on whether they would dedicate their life to Christ, they would go through "Confirmation" and become a "real" member of the church - they would be able to take communion at this time - not before.
If you really don’t care/believe, why not let the Grandfather take the kid to church to be baptized? Everyone’s happy.
With all the So. Cal folks on this board, I’m surprised we haven’t heard from any SDA’s, they are usually pretty vocal about stuff like this.