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sj4iy · July 18, 2013 7:23 pm

ancientsgate wrote:
Schmiezi wrote:
So it's baptism for adults?
Depends on the Christian denomination what they want to call it. I'm a Protestant, and in the large church I go to, infant/child baptisms are almost unheard of now. Now the parents present the child for something called dedication-- that they're dedicated to the idea of teaching the kid Christianity and bringing him up in the faith, and the people in the church pledge to support that. Then baptism (we do full submersion) is done when the child is old enough to understand and make a choice to be a Christian, or for adults who are newly converted.

But in just basic English, I think christening and baptism can be interchangeable words, pretty much.

And in Catholicism, there are three sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation and Communion. We aren't Catholic, but we live in a very Catholic area, so I've gone to a few Confirmation parties (we don't go the Confirmation itself, though). Guess there will be more as the children grow up.

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besleybean · July 18, 2013 7:27 pm

I'm ex Anglican, but I can assure you there are more sacraments than that. It's a popular quiz question:
There are the Eucharist, Confession,marraige, ordination and last rites as well!
Oh sorry, you said Communion!

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sj4iy · July 18, 2013 7:36 pm

I've definitely been to several Catholic weddings. One time the priest got drunk off of the wine XD Maybe he should have not poured so much, lol.

kittykat · July 18, 2013 9:49 pm

sj4iy wrote:
I've definitely been to several Catholic weddings. One time the priest got drunk off of the wine XD Maybe he should have not poured so much, lol.

I thought that drinking alcohol was considered a sin?

sj4iy · July 18, 2013 10:02 pm

kittykat wrote:
sj4iy wrote:
I've definitely been to several Catholic weddings. One time the priest got drunk off of the wine XD Maybe he should have not poured so much, lol.
I thought that drinking alcohol was considered a sin?

Well, the priest was drinking wine like Jesus' blood. Like communion.

besleybean · July 18, 2013 10:17 pm

Well that's kimd of what they do...personally I don't drink wine or blood!

kittykat · July 18, 2013 10:35 pm

My brother's spending tomorrow night at our house...that should be fun!

sj4iy · July 18, 2013 10:37 pm

Sounds fun! Does he live far away?

kittykat · July 18, 2013 10:55 pm

Just on the opposite side of town, not far at all

ancientsgate · July 19, 2013 12:44 am

kittykat wrote:
sj4iy wrote:
I've definitely been to several Catholic weddings. One time the priest got drunk off of the wine XD Maybe he should have not poured so much, lol.
I thought that drinking alcohol was considered a sin?

Catholics are allowed the fruit of the wine. Some strict Protestant denominations frown on it big time (like Baptists, for instance), as do the Mormons. So it depends on who you ask.

kittykat · July 19, 2013 1:17 am

Here's the dress I'm wearing on Saturday. I've got a navy blue clutch bag, a beige jacket and nude shoes

ancientsgate · July 19, 2013 1:56 am

kittykat wrote:
Here's the dress I'm wearing on Saturday. I've got a navy blue clutch bag, a beige jacket and nude shoes

Will you have flowers to carry, or a corsage? Pretty dress, quite fitting for the occasion!

kittykat · July 19, 2013 2:02 am

We're wearing corsages

kittykat · July 19, 2013 1:43 pm

My brother will be here tonight...I wonder if I can convert him while Hounds is on?

besleybean · July 19, 2013 1:44 pm

Go for it.

kittykat · July 19, 2013 9:15 pm

My brother's here...he and my dad are now comparing old injuries

sj4iy · July 19, 2013 9:18 pm

Ha ha. My in-laws are here and we're just hanging around the house. We were playing in the kid's pool, but then it started to storm. Now I'm making some rooibos tea.

ancientsgate · July 19, 2013 11:29 pm

Wicked hot here. I live about 40 miles north of Boston in the northeastern part of the US. We went out to lunch with friends today, and when we came back to the car, which was sitting in the sun, the thermometer (which is actually under the hood) said 106 F. It was about 95 F outside in the air. And terriby humid, too. Not my kind of weather!

kittykat · July 19, 2013 11:30 pm

Off to bed now, see you guys on Sunday!

sj4iy · July 19, 2013 11:46 pm

We're going to watch "Blink" from Doctor Who. My favorite episode ^^