I have been asked to be a

[tiggerblue10]

Godparent to my best friends kids. Do you have to be Christian to be a Godparent?

[dot.hawkes]

yes you do, you have to have been confirme too, well that is C of E, not sure about Catholic baptism

[joggerjayne]

Only for the day of the Baptism.

All you really have to do is buy the Christmas presents, remember the birthdays, and cough up for the school fees.

[tiggerblue10]

Ah!

Well I was born into a non-practicing Muslim family but I am more atheist than anything else. Would this pose a problem?

[Buenchico]

The official C of E view is stated on the Church of England website. (See Section 3):
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/lifeevents/baptis mconfirm/sectionb.html

That's developed slightly further (together with information about the R.C position) here:
http://www.christeningsilver.com/info/the-godp arents-role.aspx

Chris

[tiggerblue10]

Does this mean that I CAN be a Godparent Chris?

[dot.hawkes]

yes, this is from the link chris just posted:
In order that they can fulfil their role Godparents need be able to make the declarations and promises in the baptism services, which is why the Church of England requires all Godparents to be baptised themselves and normally to be confirmed as well. That is also why it is not possible for a member of another faith to be a Godparent.

[dot.hawkes]

sorry posts crossed tigger, it means you can't.

[tiggerblue10]

Oh well, I'll have to let my mate know as I don't particularly wish to be baptised.

[zig.zag]

im a born again christian
am i up for it dot?

lol


this world gets crazzier by the day im afraid to say

[dot.hawkes]

BUT, you can have a, errr, gawd I've forgotten what it is called, my daughter's Godfather was serving abroard when she was baptised and my brother-in-law stood in for him, i've fogotten what the vicar called it. My brotker -on-law took the oath on his behalf. It wasn't proxy but it was something like that.

[dot.hawkes]

zig-zag it is a tradition going back to the 1500s and so it is not really getting crazier in this scenario : )) but you could do the job as a born again christian i think.

[tiggerblue10]

If there was a way round it then I would do it.

[dot.hawkes]

Chris might know what i mean, it's a religious word for a stand -in, just can't think of it,

[zig.zag]

born again my arze

im full in my faith dot
and the antics are nonsesne
i've read a lot of rubbish lately, but this takes the biscuit lmao

[dot.hawkes]

oh I've remembered! oh i thought i had............it;'s a word like representative............grrrr

[tiggerblue10]

Nevermind. Looks like I'm going to have to decline.

Anyway, night xxx

[dot.hawkes]

ahhhhh i clicked thru a few of those tony and i have a feeling it was 'second' don;t know why, but it does sound familiar, i know it is written in my daughters christening bible which is at her house and so i shall ask her to look at it.