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flordehinojos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:45 PM Original message |
are children "dedicated" in a christian church, or are they baptized? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. It depends - a lot of churches have a dedication ceremony for parents and infants |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. I had "confirmation" at 12 where I was baptised, |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. I rejected confirmation, but I would call the United Methodists a denomination, |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 02:58 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I was being creative with adjectives |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Actually, the word "sect" has a specific meaning among |
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Diamonique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. My baptist church has dedication ceremonies for parents & infants n/t |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. They dedicate them in some |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. In The Baptist Church It's Volitional |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. Some churches dedicate infants, some baptize. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. well i did`t know that... |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I've served UCC churches that didn't almost only baptism, |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. Might the split be between those churches that were originally Congregational vs. those that weren't |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. The theology is quite different from Methodists. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. The split between those who stayed UCC and those who left |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. Some Christian churches don't do infant baptisms. |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. That is a good explanation. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. "dedication" an American (ahem) "innovation" |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Obama is not Church of Christ. He's United Church of Christ. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. not different on this topic |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Yes, different on this topic. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I'm sorry for my error; will fix |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. There is no such Sacrament as "dedication" |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Yeah, it denies babies and children baptism |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Most American Baptist churches will recognize infant baptism |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 07:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Okay, that may be true and yet my experience in Baptist churches is... |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. No one claims it's a sacrament. nt |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 07:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. That's precisely the point |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. ignore - misred post |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. do these churches actually call them sacraments? |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
16. Most protestant churches don't do infant baptism. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 07:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Actually, most Protestant churches DO do infant baptism. |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. Dunking or sprinkling? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Most of those I named do sprinkling most of the time, |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. There are a VERY large number of protestant churches that DO NOT do full immersion. |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I was raised in a fundie Baptist church (dropped out years ago) |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 10:48 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I'm with you and Jesus on drowning kids in the baptistry. n/t |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. The Orthodox traditions practice infant baptism by immersion. nt |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
40. Almost ALL do -- very, very few don't |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
21. depends on the church- Baptism is very often regarded as something |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Worldwide, only a minority of Christians belong to groups that don't do infant baptism |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
35. I think it depends on which church it is |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
42. I know other folks whose children were "dedicated" in a UCC church |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. The UCC is a merger of four traditions. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
43. Dedication services (at least in the Baptist and Presbyterian denominations)... |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Dedication of infants is a promise by parents that they will raise |
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