Baptism in InterFaith Marriages

[AlHayatZween 2]

Dear VJers,

When planning a baptism or other religious event in your family, did you attempt to combine both religions in an effort to make an interfaith "blessing" so to speak? How did you do so? Did you invite a rabbi, imam, minister, etc to participate in the blessing? Were they willing? Or did you opt to perform the event/ceremony observing only one religion, and hope to combine faiths when possible in the future?

Please share...

[scandal 951]

Interesting question. I'm facing a similar situation in the coming months.

I'm Jewish, my fiancee is Buddhist.

We had a Buddhist ceremony in Thailand last fall. When she comes here on her K-1 visa we will get married. I'd been planning to have a small secular non-religious ceremony, which we may still do. However I also thought we may find a Reform Rabbi who would be willing to perform a Jewish wedding ceremony for us. Orthodox and Conservative Rabbis would not marry us (unless she converts to Judaism, which we have intention for her to do). But I think that many Reform Rabbis (the more liberal branch of Judaism) may do so. I haven't really researched it yet, just thinking out loud here.

[Peikko 1,575]

Infant baptism is just plain weird and a Victorian invention. People should be old enough to understand and want to be baptised.

[Kar98 0]

Thank god both me and the wife are both non-religious.

[Kar98 0]

Infant baptism is just plain weird and a Victorian invention.

From at least the third century onward Christians baptized infants as standard practice.

Origen, for instance, wrote in the third century that "according to the usage of the Church, baptism is given even to infants" (Holilies on Leviticus, 8:3:11 [A.D. 244]). The Council of Carthage, in 253, condemned the opinion that baptism should be withheld from infants until the eighth day after birth. Later, Augustine taught, "The custom of Mother Church in baptizing infants is certainly not to be scorned . . . nor is it to be believed that its tradition is anything except apostolic" (Literal Interpretation of Genesis 10:23:39 [A.D. 408]).

[AlHayatZween 2]

Indeed, religion or no religion, sometimes it's important for the sake of family and their views on life, tradition, religion, afterlife, etc... In this day and age, at least for us, we need all the help and happy thoughts we can get!

Anyway, thanks for the ideas... Please keep them coming!

[Peikko 1,575]

For the masses. The gentry did a lot of ###### up stuff.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Thank god both me and the wife are both non-religious.

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[scandal 951]

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[Kar98 0]

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[Ban Hammer 13,878]

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[scandal 951]

Thank god both me and the wife are both non-religious.

That did not make sense.

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[Kar98 0]

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[scandal 951]

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MUST.... TRY.... HARDER....

Also, Kar98 is male.

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[Chica Yeyé 41]

Kar98 does not like me. But she still won't put me on her ignore-list. I'm just not as worthy as Almaty and Dr. Bohr.

MUST.... TRY.... HARDER....

Also, Kar98 is male.

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