Thank you, Gims! God bless.

Since atheism is its own form of belief system, those who engage in it can express themselves freely in our country, and often do. Yet those who practice other belief systems don't seem to enjoy that same freedom anymore. Hmmmmmmmm

I was raised to believe that anyone can baptize a person (even a baby) who was in danger of dying. So over the years, I used water and God's help to baptize every baby I helped bring into the world or whom I cared for at the hospital where I worked years ago.

I may have baptized several thousand brand new babies in total, a few who later passed on due to newborn illness and fragility.

My heart was in the right place....And if I ever found out that someone said a Jewish, Native American, Muslim, or another type of prayer over MY newborn, I would be honored that person respected my child's humanity and knew that my baby was truly a gift from God.