As I was just logging in, I noticed the newest member is named "SplashFart". That's just one of those things that makes you instantly stop and try to visualize the idea behind it, but by the time you start to wonder why you are doing such a thing, you've already come up with a handful of vivid scenarios.

I'm going to a christening tomorrow, right, and even though I partially know the answer, I'm wondering why non-religious people christen their children?
Apart from it being another excuse to get drunk.

I'm going to a christening tomorrow, right, and even though I partially know the answer, I'm wondering why non-religious people christen their children?
Apart from it being another excuse to get drunk.

Perhaps the custom of it has grown so deep roots in your society

[Keeker]

I'm going to a christening tomorrow, right, and even though I partially know the answer, I'm wondering why non-religious people christen their children?
Apart from it being another excuse to get drunk.

Perhaps the custom of it has grown so deep roots in your society

We're 'culturally Christian' so yes, it's become a custom, whether you believe or not.

I'm going to a christening tomorrow right, and even though I partially know the answer, I'm wondering why non-religious people christen their children?
Apart from it being another excuse to get drunk.

Perhaps the custom of it has grown so deep roots in your society

We're 'culturally Christian' so yes, it's become a custom, whether you believe or not.

True, but if the family are non-religious it just gripes me a little.

I was christened as a child, and no-one in my family is religious in any shape or form. I just can't understand why you'd want to waste your time and money organising something that's going to be entirely false and a half-hearted sentiment.

I dunno :/

I'm going to a christening tomorrow right, and even though I partially know the answer, I'm wondering why non-religious people christen their children?
Apart from it being another excuse to get drunk.

Perhaps the custom of it has grown so deep roots in your society

We're 'culturally Christian' so yes, it's become a custom, whether you believe or not.

True, but if the family are non-religious it just gripes me a little.

I was christened as a child, and no-one in my family is religious in any shape or form. I just can't understand why you'd want to waste your time and money organising something that's going to be entirely false and a half-hearted sentiment.

I dunno :/

I agree it is a bit silly, I was christened against my own wishes when I was 15, "for the sake of our family, what will they think if you won't be christened?" said my mom who actually is a biologist and isn't usually very fond of anything religious.

It's so the priests know their next targets.

I'm going to a christening tomorrow, right, and even though I partially know the answer, I'm wondering why non-religious people christen their children?
Apart from it being another excuse to get drunk.

Perhaps the custom of it has grown so deep roots in your society

We're 'culturally Christian' so yes, it's become a custom, whether you believe or not.

I dislike this too.
Just doing something like that just because it's a habit, and if you decide not to christen your baby, and just give a name, you are considered to be really weird and damaging the baby's future.
Obviously I am not a member of our church system anymore, I "divorced" when I was around 20 years old.
I thought my mom and dad would freak out, but they were actually happy that I did that, something they had wanted to do also, but just didn't get around to complete.

I am glad I got rid of that

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R.I.P
Phil Harris.
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/deadliestcatch.html

I am already missing him a lot!
What a tough guy.
I thought that nothing would get that man down, but ..
Damn!

[Octillus]

Not to go into too much info territory, but uh, my family is a bunch of agnostic cultural jews, and we still do things that really I think could be considered inhumane.

[Keeker]

It's so the priests know their next targets.

Only if you're Catholic.

Also I don't mind following the customs if it keeps the old church buildings in use. Otherwise they get sold off to White Settlers and we lose nice peaceful public places to go and enjoy a bit of quiet atmosphere and contemplate life. I am also conscious of the fact many of these older small country churches around here were built on sites where other ancient religions were practised. So I don't feel remotely hypocritical in appreciating some wee invented ceremony in such interesting old places.

It's so the priests know their next targets.

Only if you're Catholic.

Somehow I doubt they're really all that picky... Particularly now, with all the attention being put on it. They're gonna lose numbers, so they're gonna need substitutes.

It's so the priests know their next targets.

Only if you're Catholic.

Also I don't mind following the customs if it keeps the old church buildings in use. Otherwise they get sold off to White Settlers and we lose nice peaceful public places to go and enjoy a bit of quiet atmosphere and contemplate life. I am also conscious of the fact many of these older small country churches around here were built on sites where other ancient religions were practised. So I don't feel remotely hypocritical in appreciating some wee invented ceremony in such interesting old places.

Old buildings can be fascinating. Too bad all the churches (that are in use) where I live are almost brand new. The church that is nearest to my home reminds me more of a zen-garden and the cross is a bit "contemporary" too. I don't get why some churches mess with the symbol of their faith so much. Everyone recognizes the old cross from its measures. Why do they make their cross look almost like the letter T or sometimes something like this: ----l----
Is it just the architect messing around, trying to be all fancy?

I see beavis!

I see beavis!

So do I! He's on the back of Brian's pick from DTP!

So, Textures announced their new frontman. It's the guy from this band:

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