Catholics first are Christian, and I did not see what church you are talking about that she goes to,

Honestly this sounds like a fake post,

I don't think Catholics are Christians. Other people have their opinions. Catholics are like Christians, but there are some diffrences.

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.

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Originally Posted by icecream

just out of curiousity.

can i ask all the poeple that posted or will post on my topic to state what ur religion is please.

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I don't know 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? :rolleyes:

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 receives 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 because your not that active in your church. Though, it probley wouldn't matter much. Just do whatever feels right I guess.

Hi,

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.

Fallen: Understood. I was just stating a fact that I thought you might have wanted to know.

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Fallen: Understood. I was just stating a fact that I thought you might have wanted to know.

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Yeah, I knew people would jump me on it too. >_< Thanks though.

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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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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They did marry into the same faith! THEY ARE BOTH CHRISTIANS. Did you not read the other posts? Did you read the question?

*shakes head in disbelief*

Sorry TL, but they did NOT marry into the same faith. Yes, they are both Christians, but he is a Roman Catholic and she is a "christian" (whether it be Baptist, Presbyterian or the like).

Christianity engulfs a wide array of denominations. In the Catholic faith it is frowned upon to marry outside of the Catholic religion. This is the same with other denominations. A Baptist is to marry a Baptist, a Methodist is to marry another Methodist, etc.

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They did marry into the same faith! THEY ARE BOTH CHRISTIANS. Did you not read the other posts? Did you read the question?

*shakes head in disbelief*

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I suggest YOU learn how to read... they're NOT in the same faith. One is a Catholic and one isn't.

Did YOU not read the posts or even the question?

*doubly shakes head in disbelief*

Ah we seam to have a different defination of what 'faith' is. I think all Christianity is one faith separate form say Judaism. But I would consider a Baptist and a Catholic to be of the same faith but different denomination. This is where I have got confused.

I still can't see how if they are both Christian they managed to not "marry only in the Lord" seeing as they both worship the Lord Jesus Christ. Isn't that still marrying into the Lord?

I know it's frowned upon to marry outside Catholism because it caused a lot of strife for my own family. The whole messy situation just really annoys me so much trouble has been caused where I live form Sectarian tensions of this description.

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Sorry for any offence caused, I'm getting all worked up over this and I don't know why. Too much history I suppose.

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I still can't see how if they are both Christian they managed to not "marry only in the Lord" seeing as they both worship the Lord Jesus Christ. Isn't that still marrying into the Lord?
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Not necessarily. Many people today claim to follow Christ (we don't worship him, he is the mediator between God and man), but then they won't do certain things that Christ commanded his followers to do (i.e. go out preaching to others about God's Kingdom), or they engage in activities and things that go against the Scriptures. If they married truly "in the Lord", then something like this wouldn't be a problem. They'd be of the same scriptural understanding as to what is required of Christians and what they are to refrain from, and so on and so on. It wouldn't be a question of "well he views it this way and I view it another".

I know some (maybe even all) of this has been covered.

1. Do you both worship the same Jesus as Lord? You're both Christians.

2. Baptism, in my humble opinion and I believe scripture concurs, means nothing if it isn't a conscious, voluntary choice. Nevertheless, if you both want to baptize the child it couldn't hurt. Or pick one, it doesn't really matter in this case in my opinion. Just give the kid a good family, raise her to know Jesus and encourage her to make her own decision regarding her faith. God wants people to WANT to know Him.

3. It really would be better for you to agree on one faith, but not impossible to deal with.

4. Bless the house twice then go have some ice cream. :)

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Catholics first are Christian, and I did not see what church you are talking about that she goes to,

Honestly this sounds like a fake post,

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WHAT?! Kind of weird for you to post that.

Well I would like to thank everyone that posted in my thread. I now have a bit of understanding towards religion. It's crazy all of your posts really got to me! I would have never think that religion can be so complicated. IM SERIOUS! Its pretty crazy from my point of view. I have never actually learned my own religion or anyone else's.. I don't know... im confused... suprised... and OVERWHELMED on what you all posted.

I think I know what to do NOW! Thank you so much guys. You all actually knocked some sense into me... I don't know... IT'S A VERY WEIRD FEELING!

Thanks again!