[guinnessman]

A number of years ago, a friend of mine was telling me about an old friend of his whose wife had just given birth to their first child. My friend asked, "When are you getting her baptized?"

"Oh we don't believe in all that religious hocus pocus. We're not going to baptize her."

My friend responded, "You know, when someone gets baptized, they using have a Christening party for the child, and all the relatives and friends bring gifts."

"Really? Well maybe we could baptize her."

Oh well, anyway you can get them to do it.

[SaltyJoe]

"...and all the relatives and friends bring gifts."

That’s a genius response to encourage the Sacraments for the little innocence that need Jesus. Perhaps this is per the Teachings of Jesus when He says to make friends with dishonest money to gain treasures in Heaven?

[NYer]

That is actually a clever approach. The parents are then required to attend classes in preparation for their child’s Baptism. These might jolt them into reality. It’s truly frightening to meet so many people, raised christian, who have strayed from their faith. And that word “hocus pocus” is one I have heart much too frequently.