I was also raised a Methodist in an almost exclusively Protestant community. Right or wrong, the term "christening" was considered to be one of those strange Catholic things and therefore suspicious. I have found this entire thread to be very enlightening in the discussion of differing viewpoints and definitions. It is certainly relevant to genealogy in that we need to understand how these words are used in different denominations and countries, and how the definitions may have changed over the course of history. Legacy really does need to be made more flexible. I for one will continue to use the baptism, but it would be nice to have the option to use something else on an individual basis without having to resort to notes.
Bob -----Original Message----- From: Paula Ryburn [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 4:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Baptism and Christening Thanks, David, for that chuckle... and the links. We Methodists are baptized as infants and confirmed as youths... never (did I use that word??) christened. And I am chuckling over the bold "non-conformist" and "evangelical" definitive statements. Safe to say we just need flexibility in the software. Now, just how would we word that suggestion?? ;) --Paula in Texas Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton Chapman Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie Doody Ellis Exline Field Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon Gump Hale Harbaugh Hind Hopkins Hughes Hurdle Jones Klein Koyle Laswell McDonald Misner Passwaters Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams ----- Original Message ---- From: David C Abernathy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, December 19, 2011 12:16:13 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Baptism and Christening Here are a few sites to have a read at http://religion.adherents.com/Christianity/20-christening.html http://www.dfwx.com/baptism.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_baptism You will find the these words do mean differently in most cultures and religions. So none and all of the earlier thoughts are or may be correct based on your background. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
