From New Zealand-
Are we frauds?
We want to pave as many paths to participation for our progeny as possible, so connecting her with our local parish seemed like a sensible idea. Whether she walks down it later in life will be up to her.
But we haven't been back to church since. And the aforementioned baptism was one of a very few times we've attended church on a Sunday. I don't see anything wrong with that.
But some do. Some might say we're "cop outs", "token", "lazy", or "cheats". Others - avowedly anti-religion - might question whether a baptism really was in the best interests of our baby.
More here-
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/parenting/baby/84792106/why-we-baptised-our-baby-despite-almost-never-going-to-church
Opinion – 23 December 2024
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