to think Christenings aren't about religion and a mostly an excuse for a piss up

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Lots of people I know are getting their DC Christened and honestly I don't think one of them truly believes in God/Christianity or even attend schurch. They go on about what church they want to use and who will be the Godparents, AIBU to think they are being hypocrites and just using it as an excuse for a party? 90% of them aren't married so clearly are not interested in that aspect of Christianity. The children won't be raised as active Christians/attend church/study the Bible. So why is this aspect of te religion so important and the rest is give or take?

If you want a party to celebrate a childs birth or whatever that is perfectly understandable. I went to a lovely non-religious naming ceremony that had non-religious versions of Godparents etc. Why pretend to be active in a religion you don't practice? I don't get it?

Sorrry I was incorrect to use the term secular. The high school I went to was non-faith based, not secular. You didn't have to be of any faith to attend. There was no worship/prayer/hymns. Religion was absolutely not mentioned other than in the religious education classes you mention are complusory (the same as PE, music, MFL etc). However in those classes we just did a basic overview and study of the worlds major religions, it had nothing to do with following any of them.

So again I really cannot understand the view that Dowager keeps pushing that you absolutely must pretend to believe in a religion you don't and Christen your child in order to attend school. It just is not true.