Interesting problem

[Lurking Dem]

My stepdaughter recently decided to, along with my grandson, get baptized at their local Presbyterian church.

Now, this was her decision and we stood by her and supported her, flew to the baptism ceremony and a lunch party afterward.

The preacher was, I thought, very good. He made a point of referring to her as "a child of the covenant" which I felt was a nice nod toward her Jewish upbringing.

But then something happened that made me feel very uncomfortable. As he blessed them both he asked "those in the body of Christ" to stand in support of the two of them.

We had to just sit there. Her father on my left, his mother on my right, we just sat there. We couldn't stand as we aren't part of the "body of Christ" but that left us not being able to show our support for her personal decision. It was a very awkward moment that I feel could have been avoided with some careful rewording.

Am I being too sensitive? It just seems like every time I turn around I am face to face with something overtly Christian (I live in the South) and I'm supposed to just shrug and say okie dokie.

[villager]

1. well, I never take communion at my parents' Episcopal church

But I still enjoy going to services there when I visit, since they go to such a lefty, largehearted congregation...