It's a little silly to go to the trouble of christening your child if you don't know the lord's prayer.
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Glad Rag Kraken
on February 18, 2007
You know the one, the one that starts "Our Father". It's in movies. I went to be this kids godparent, and I was the only person in that front row who didn't skip half the lines. I haven't been to mass in something like 15 years. I'm not religious, I wouldn't bother to christen a child of mine. I at least know the lord's prayer though!
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It was meant as a model for prayer, not a trophy to show off with.
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Churchgoing catholics know the lord's prayer.Sure, Sure. My point is that if they're serious enough about religion to get the kid christened, they should be serious enough about their religion to know the prayer that is recited every mass. Or rather, if they're not serious enough about religion to know something simple like said prayer, where do you get off wasting the priest's time, your families' time, money for those ridiculous little suits, ect. If you care, great. If you don't, why are you doing this?
I think you're confusing the importance of that prayer. If parents are trying to raise they're kid right, they will teach him/her the importance of prayer, not how to get by at mass.
Knowing The Lord's Prayer doesn't instantly turn you into a good "Christian". 99% of the people written into the Bible never heard of it, or recited it.
Ryan is 100% Correct.
Damn, here I am being incredibly snarky, and I actually do agree with Ryan and Sean. My apologies. Allow me to say the same thing, with a different emphasis. I believe that raising a child to do and be good is entirely possible without the framework of organized religion. I also believe that if parents feel the need to impose a framework of doing right, (which some people do, and I in no way condemn) it should be a framework they follow as well. This particular claim is an example (in my eyes) of attempting to impose a moral framework on a child that the parents do not share.
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I believe that raising a child to do and be good is entirely possible without the framework of organized religion.over here vicars are quite pointed about who they let be christened. We had a lot of trouble getting "satisfactory" godparents for our kids.