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Section :-) I put a question in their nearly an hour ago and no answer, so back to my old faithful chatterbank. Do you have to be christened to be a godparent?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think some like a christening to make sure their is a godparent there to always be there for their child even if the child doesnt carry on to be a practising christian? I dont really agree with a christening and would never get my child christened as I dont believe its right to put a faith on a child when they have no say in the matter. If a child then wants to when older that entirely up to them. I would just make sure I have a naming ceremony and choose a guardian. But if I were asked to be a godparent I dont know whether I;d feel bad standing there if I wasnt christened
Well,both my wife and I(who are quite old) have obviously been(and are) Godparents to our Grand Children.
No Vicar ever asked us if we were baptised.
I am not (despite being 86) my parents were anti religion and never had any of us baptised,this caused quite a stir when I went to school(but that's another story).
My wife (when I met her in 1947) was Jewish,but is now I suppose you would say Agnostic.
Have a look here:~
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/c ommonworship/texts/initiation/baptism.html
for the general wording of a Christening/Baptism..
If you can genuinely say these words,then the church would (I think) welcome you as a GodParent.
Of course,as other have said,it depends on the Vicar,but nowadays the church sems to be grateful for ANY new member (the baby that is), and if you help to further that process I am sure they will welcome you.
No Vicar ever asked us if we were baptised.
I am not (despite being 86) my parents were anti religion and never had any of us baptised,this caused quite a stir when I went to school(but that's another story).
My wife (when I met her in 1947) was Jewish,but is now I suppose you would say Agnostic.
Have a look here:~
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/c ommonworship/texts/initiation/baptism.html
for the general wording of a Christening/Baptism..
If you can genuinely say these words,then the church would (I think) welcome you as a GodParent.
Of course,as other have said,it depends on the Vicar,but nowadays the church sems to be grateful for ANY new member (the baby that is), and if you help to further that process I am sure they will welcome you.
I have numerous godchildren .I was christened but lost a lot of my faith along the way in life .I was a regular churchgoer as a child ( but I only put threepence in the collection and spent the rest on peardrops ) and in spite of my hedonistic ways as a girl I did attend church now and again .I lost any faith in a God when my Dad died .Many years ago now .It was a shock and I could not believe that a God I believed in could let someone suffer so much
But ... I have stood as a godparent because even if I don't believe in God anymore I believe that children should have someone they can turn to .I have often turned to my own Godmother . I was never questioned about my beliefs by any clergy when I took on that role .But nevertheless it's not a role to taken on lightly .
I've always taken my role as a godparent seriously and made sure that that birthdays and special occasions are remembered and that I am there for them if they need me .
But ... I have stood as a godparent because even if I don't believe in God anymore I believe that children should have someone they can turn to .I have often turned to my own Godmother . I was never questioned about my beliefs by any clergy when I took on that role .But nevertheless it's not a role to taken on lightly .
I've always taken my role as a godparent seriously and made sure that that birthdays and special occasions are remembered and that I am there for them if they need me .