5/11 I am kind of a weird jam. My friend; who is Lutheran, wants my
wife and I to godparents to his son. It seems the fact that neither my
wife nor me are Lutheran is not a problem. I was just wondering what
if you are supposed to buy something for the boy, who is
6. Are you supposed to get the kid a religious gift of some
sort? --puzzled agnostic
\_ It would have been much more interesting if you said
My friend; who is Lutheran, wants my wife.
\_ Yeah my interest level was going up until I saw the godparent
thing and it was like, sigh. This post is unworthy.
\_ Um, common sense would suggest you ask your friend, you putz.
-- Sometimes presents are not expect/required but you
look like a putz when you are the only one not giving
something. Sort of like being the only kid not to get your
parents an Xmas present eventhough they told everyone not to.
\_ Traditionally it means you're supposed to take care of the kid if
the parents buy the farm, and kind of "sponsor" him/her. So yeah,
you should buy him things. -John
-- Then its up to the giver and there is nothing
standard like giving a gold cross or something?
\_ Originally you're supposed to be like a witness at the kid's
christening, but that's mainly a catholic thing. There is no
"standard", it's like gm says, "honorary uncle." Anyway, what's
the big deal? It's usually considered an honor, and you don't
have any religious or legal obligations. -John
\_ It's sort of like being an honorary uncle. -gm
\- maybe there is a different matter for religious people
but assuming this is a close friend and you dont feel
weird about the whole thing [otherwise, i am not sure
how you would get out of it] i think you just get the
kid something "good for him" ... like an educational book
or a subscription to a mangazine or some such. you dont
have to buy him an ipod or something overtly religious.
\_ In which case presents are expected, even though someone told you
they weren't, so ask another guest if you consider your friends'
answer suspect. I still stand by my original statement that this
can be solved with common sense. Putz. |
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