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baptism vs christening

Post by questionmark » 13 Nov 2007 21:24

Hello!

I am not a native English speaker. What is the difference between the events 'bapt'd' and 'chr'd'? Is christening a baptism for grown-ups or a confession change? ;-)

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baptism vs christening

Post by margarita » 13 Nov 2007 21:57

Hi, Questionmark,

You may like to look at this previous thread about baptism / christening

http://tinyurl.com/2vr28j

It contains links to other threads which may answer your questions.

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