In my case (Methodist) during my baptism, I was informed my parents made some promises on how I was to be raised. Like going to church for instruction.
My folks took the promise part pretty seriously. It was a mixed blessing, the church lady type Sunday school teachers did instill some attitudes about the proper conduct of religion in me which Christers who wander into AF these days certainly find alien and disquieting, something I find hysterical, BTW.
But it was a huge pain in the butt getting up early on Sundays, dressing in the Sunday best outfits and sitting thru Sunday school and then the service afterwards. We attended a church some distance away, so the whole morning was shot. We went rain or shine, snow or plague of locusts.
My folks took the promise part pretty seriously. It was a mixed blessing, the church lady type Sunday school teachers did instill some attitudes about the proper conduct of religion in me which Christers who wander into AF these days certainly find alien and disquieting, something I find hysterical, BTW.
But it was a huge pain in the butt getting up early on Sundays, dressing in the Sunday best outfits and sitting thru Sunday school and then the service afterwards. We attended a church some distance away, so the whole morning was shot. We went rain or shine, snow or plague of locusts.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.