(August 1, 2010 at 3:00 pm)LastPoet Wrote: My sister, a devoted catholic asked me to make a reading of scripture in my nephew's baptism. After my rant about indoctrination that took a week or so, she still refuses to let go, so I accepted, and I accepted because the bible quote didn't talked about supernatural stuff and god, just common sense child education. The theists all were very surprised I did that, though I didn't bow for the priest on my way to the reading station, nor made the sign of the cross. Was my action hypocritical?
I don't think so at all. I think it was selfless and demonstrated how much you care for your sister. The bible is a book, like the ones Stephen King might write, maybe less interesting. Just because you read it doesn't mean you believe it.
I agree with most everyone else that it would depend on who was inviting me to what and the nature of the ceremony as to whether I would go or not.
