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we got married at her church and now she is suggesting for a baby girl to be baptised at her church but, i kinda want her to have her christining at my church?
this religion thing between us didnt come to my mind at all when i married her. i truly love her but need some advice.
I honeslty dont go to church as much as she does (i stay at home on sundays, while she takes our baby to her church)
I really need some advice on what to do and maybe someone can clear my head on what the difference is..I know it sounds stupid!
I am a Catholic and yes, I am a Christian. There are many differences between the Christian denominations, but in my opinion if one loves the Lord Jesus Christ and wants to do his will, then one can be called a Christian.
In my opinion about the baptizing of your baby, congratulations by the way! The most important thing here is to have the baby baptized. which church? Well this is what the married life is all about. You and your wife will have to work this out together. I would suggest praying about it together as well.
can i ask all the poeple that posted or will post on my topic to state what ur religion is please.
I dunno what I am actually???? Hmmm, not atheist, not catholic (I went to prochial school for a while though), not protestant well not anymore anyway.
I guess I'm just a person who likes to read the bible and knows a little about a bunch of religons.
If you don't mind what makes you ask this question?
Amen, Wangdoodle! Congratulations, IceCream, on the baby and the choice to raise it following Christ's example.
I am a Catholic. My wife recently chose to go through the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) which is the process that people become part of the Catholic church. As her sponsor, I learned that the Catholic church fully recognizes baptisms performed by other Christian denominations, provided there is official record of it (certificate, file, etc.). So fear not. Baptise the kid at your wife's church. If you want the little one to be in full communion with the Catholic church, make sure she goes to Catechism and recieves the sacraments.
As for the difference between "Christian" and "Catholic" I use this metaphor. In baseball, the original league, that is the National League was founded in the 1800s. The American League was founded in the 1900s. Both play baseball. Both observe the same basic rules. Likewise, the Catholic church is the original league, and the protestants came later. If you're a purist and want to follow the game of the original founders, Catholic is the way to go. But in the end: Does it really matter? Isn't it really more important to be out there playing ball???
Im Christian...
Rusty: It was my opinion...
IceCream: I think you should baptise her at your wife's church. Only becasue your not that active in your church. Though, it probley wouldnt matter much. Just do whatever feels right i guess.
You said that you don't go to your church. Why you want your child to be batized in your church? Baptisism is not a ritual; rather, it is to embrace one's faith. If you don't even go to church, how come you want to baptize your child in your church.
My advise to you is live your faith first, then, talk to your wife about baptisism.
First let me say that I am Roman Catholic, and yes, I am a Christian.
Now, Christians believe in Christ....there are many denominations in Christianity....Protestants, Baptists, Christian Reformed, Presbyterian, etc.
Then, there is Judaism. Just as in Christianity there are different denominations, sects, or branches... Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform, to name a few.
Icecream, since you have a Christian background - and are open to being more involved with her, here are two places to do some reading on some explanations of things that are different about the Catholic Christian faith from other Christian groups:
1. Here - the articles in the upper left under "Library".
2. Here.
Situations just like this could have been avoided well in advance by heeding the Bible's counsel that Christians "marry only in the Lord", meaning that people are to marry fellow believers, not those of different faiths. Problems such as this (and a host of other ones as well) were well foreseen for interfaith marriages.....hence that clear-cut scriptural counsel.
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