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Ok, I've got another question about godparents. If the primary role is to teach the kid about churchy stuff...why couldn't the actual parents do it?

Posted by musubi Jul 16 '09, 11:04

this has me at a loss.

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in case they can't (you know die) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 11:13
I always thought the godparents were the people who were supposed to raise the child if the parents died. -- nm - (500) Days of Dano Jul 16, 11:10 9
- I thought they were the guys you ask for favors from on the day of their daughter's wedding. -- nm - Diva Jul 16, 11:13
- ... who are supposed to ensure the kid(s) are kept in the church if the parents died -- nm - zork Jul 16, 11:13 1
  - OK, not kept as in locked in but they are supposed to ensure the kids still receive a church education, etc. -- nm - zork Jul 16, 11:14
- but don't you usually have different godparents for each kid? and i don't think there is any legal weight for guardianship in being a godparent. - Andie Jul 16, 11:11 4
  - and often the two godparents for each kid are not a couple. it's not about who will house them if the parents die -- nm - zork Jul 16, 11:15
  - (I meant that in the traditional sense. Being a godparent in and of itself has no legal bearing now in the US) -- nm - (500) Days of Dano Jul 16, 11:13
  - um. this is part of what started the whole discussion, is it not? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 11:12 1
    - (and yes, your IM is correct, as far as I know) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 11:12
- Same here. The past couple boards have taught me that there's more to it. (nm) - musubi Jul 16, 11:11
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- and Free food i hope? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 11:18
well, the original fear is that the mother would have died as a result of childbirth. - znufrii Jul 16, 11:05 19
- like most religious rites, ceremony and tradition are held onto as a way of expressing faith -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 11:06
- i think you made this up. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 11:06 17
  - Actually, it is in case *both* parents die during childbirth. -- nm - Spawn Jul 16, 11:12 14
    - give me an example of how this can happen. (I'm in a meeting. if you make me laugh, it's bonus points.) -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 16, 11:14 13
      - If Logan came out and looked like groiny. -- nm - Spawn Jul 16, 11:21
      - She's half praying mantis. -- nm - Reagen Jul 16, 11:20
      - Okay, but there's a twist. We find out the doctor suffers from multiple personality. Okay? He's really also the mother *and* the father! All of - Don Homer Jul 16, 11:19
      - ever seen Alien? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 11:19
      - lizard baby from V -- nm - (500) Days of Dano Jul 16, 11:18
      - ambiotic fluid goes flying, startling dad who knocks over the camcorder and is impaled by the tripod leg. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 11:17 4
        
        there's a lot of taping going on, isn't there? -- nm - zork Jul 16, 11:18 3
        
        No, it's digital. -- nm - mara Jul 16, 11:19 2
        
        and I thought I had quelled the nitpickers by not using the word filming - zork Jul 16, 11:22 1
        
        overreact much? -- nm - b. Jul 16, 11:25
      - I can't think of a funny way for it to happen, only an extremely sad way. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 11:14 2
        
        mom, in the throws of agony, shoots dad blaming him for the pain. has baby, but is immediately sent to jail and the child needs a good home. -- nm - Andie Jul 16, 11:16 1
        
        or the baby pops out with such speed that dad's video camera is pushed into his brain so hard that he dies. she, of course, then dies of laughter. -- nm - zork Jul 16, 11:17
  - Ditto, I call elves. (nm) - musubi Jul 16, 11:09
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the way i see it, and i doubt sincerely this is the foundation of the concept, is i want my kids to have someone to talk to... - TFox Jul 16, 11:05 1
- This makes sense, I guess. (nm) - musubi Jul 16, 11:08
because they might perish in a freak motorboating accident -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 11:04 1
- Dawson strikes again! -- nm - Reagen Jul 16, 11:06
nmbl -- (link) - mara Jul 16, 11:04
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