A very religious Christain nursemaid works for a Jewish family. One day she secretly takes the baby to church and has it baptised. The family doesnt know. OK? or Not Okay?
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Definitely not OK in my mind.
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That is SOOOOO not okay.
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Absolutely NOT okay
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Not okay. Also I don't see the priest agreeing to do it if you are talking Catholic.
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Not okay in my book she has no right to be taking that baby to be baptised. And a decietful act is still wrong.
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not o.k. in the book ,chicken soup for the jewish soul there is a chapter on a christian couple that had been left with a jewish baby.the parents of the baby ,i believe were killed in one of the nazi death camps.the couple brought the baby to their priest and asked if the baby should be baptised,the priest asked them if the parents would have wanted the baby baptised christian.the couple replied no and so the priest refused to baptise the baby christian.that priest many years later became the head of the catholic church,better known as,jean paul 11
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fuck no im jewish if she did that to my kid i would do everything in my power to make their life miserable
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Babies should not be baptized and they certainly should not be baptized by a non-family member.
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Babies should not be baptized and they certainly should not be baptized by a non-family member.
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I think it is pointless. The act of baptizing someone doesn't really have any value if that person can't even understand what's going on and if there is no one in the home to disciple that person as they grow up. It would just be getting a baby wet.
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Besides the secretiveness, what is the REAL harm to the child? I think we can all use as many "blessings" as possible.
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It definitely is not okay, because had the parents known they would have objected. The nursemaid thinks she is doing a good thing for the baby, but it is in some ways similar to a forced conversion Some Answers thought it was harmless. Well, if a storekeeper doesn't know that you are stealing from him is that harmless?
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Not at all OK, (I'm about to make a joke now), everyone knows that holy water burns jewish skin! Seriously, she is imposing her religion on someone else.
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What?? Did that happen?? Totally not okay. We all have our preference for religion. Others do not make those decisions for us (okay, so when we are young our parents do, but not others).
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I guess people arn't crazy about the f bomb
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It is not OK what-so-ever. The baby was not hers, and it was wrong to do that to the baby and the parents. Just because she believs in something doesn't mean the family does, and they don't have to. :D
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It's clearly not OK. However it is insignificant because there is no conscious knowledge by the infant so there will be no psychological or spiritual harm done.
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No, not okay. If a care giver takes a child and does something to that child, no matter how harmless, without the parents permission or knowledge, is automatic grounds for automatic termination. Even though baptism is quite harmless, the intention is there to cause the family harm from entering an innocent into a belief system against the parents wishes, such tactics are underhanded and desperate. In most cases, depending on the circumstances, the caregiver may be sued for damages, and possible criminal charges for kidnapping.
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It's an abomination,The only church I know of that baptises babies is Roman Catholic, I'm sure other denominations do to, but Biblically Baptism is a choice and being from Jewish background probably means the infants parents wish to raise their child as such.
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That is definitely a big NOT OKAY. From a Catholic perspective, the Sacrament of Baptism is to be freely entered into and in the case of an infant, the parents of that child must agree to it. As someone mentioned earlier, it would be hard to find a priest to perform the act.
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Not on. Pray for the child. OK. But not do something against the parents' wishes. Besides, the act of baptising a baby does not save it. It is the faith that goes with it. In the case of our children, they were covered by our faith until they were old enough to make decision for themselves. I was minding my sister's baby for a while. But I would not have baptised her, knowing that it was not what her mother would have wanted. I did pray for her, though, and continue to do so.
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Absolutely NOT okay. Even though I'm a Christian, I find this totally unacceptable to have the child baptized without the parents consent. She should be fired on the spot.
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You need and appointment and money for the "priest" to do that. Oh, was this hypothetical? Then no way.
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Not okay! And thats not a very 'religious'nursemaid, but a very fanatic one! And if she can do this behind the parents'back, what else is she capable of, in the name of religion or whatever else? Jews have a strict belief in kosher, how do they know if the nursemaid doesn't violate this? A baby is a trust, given to the maid, and the maid is violating it!
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Not okay, I firmly believe that noone should be baptized without their consent. that is a very personal decision and each person should have the choice to do it once they are informed and ready.
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i would say thats wrong. Its not her baby. she cant do that.
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That is a big "not ok". I am not religious but I would think that would be almost violation of the Jewish family. I hope this is hypothetical.
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Definitely not okay. I am grounded in religious beliefs, but it pains me when members of any religion act as though their faith represents the singular, absolute truth, and they try to impose that on others. It's arrogant and simple-minded. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism... there's valuable wisdom and a plan for living in all of it.
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not cool
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Most definitely NOT ok!
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