Comments on: Aimee’s Naming Day http://wongablog.co.uk/2008/07/05/aimees-naming-day/ like balloons, but with dancing Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:29:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Photographing a celebrant conference « wongaBlog http://wongablog.co.uk/2008/07/05/aimees-naming-day/comment-page-1/#comment-51876 Photographing a celebrant conference « wongaBlog Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:36:43 +0000 http://wongablog.co.uk/?p=3044#comment-51876 [...] spent last weekend photographing the annual conference of celebrants – the Humanists who perform non-religious weddings, funerals and naming days – and I had a fine time. I was photographing [...] [...] spent last weekend photographing the annual conference of celebrants – the Humanists who perform non-religious weddings, funerals and naming days – and I had a fine time. I was photographing [...]

]]> By: Coventry Telegraph on non-religious naming ceremonies | wongaBlog http://wongablog.co.uk/2008/07/05/aimees-naming-day/comment-page-1/#comment-5136 Coventry Telegraph on non-religious naming ceremonies | wongaBlog Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:22:11 +0000 http://wongablog.co.uk/?p=3044#comment-5136 [...] has a feature on non-religious naming ceremonies, and they interviewed my sister about her choice of Humanist naming ceremony. They’re on page 4: “I really had no idea you could do anything [...] [...] has a feature on non-religious naming ceremonies, and they interviewed my sister about her choice of Humanist naming ceremony. They’re on page 4: “I really had no idea you could do anything [...]

]]> By: Bookmarks about Naming http://wongablog.co.uk/2008/07/05/aimees-naming-day/comment-page-1/#comment-5135 Bookmarks about Naming Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:15:42 +0000 http://wongablog.co.uk/?p=3044#comment-5135 [...] - bookmarked by 6 members originally found by kortina on 2008-10-31 Aimee’s Naming Day http://wongablog.co.uk/2008/07/05/aimees-naming-day/ - bookmarked by 4 members originally found by [...] [...] – bookmarked by 6 members originally found by kortina on 2008-10-31 Aimee’s Naming Day http://wongablog.co.uk/2008/07/05/aimees-naming-day/ – bookmarked by 4 members originally found by [...]

]]> By: Rullsenberg http://wongablog.co.uk/2008/07/05/aimees-naming-day/comment-page-1/#comment-5134 Rullsenberg Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:09:00 +0000 http://wongablog.co.uk/?p=3044#comment-5134 This is just brilliant - and full of all the smart things that I love best about not being stuck to a religion. <i>Obviously Christenings are the usual default, but they’re just creepy. Anyone who thinks babies are born sinful and need to be cleansed can stay the hell away from my niece (I can say that - it’s my job). </i> Well put. It's one of the key things I loath about Christenings (not least since filmically I always associate them with The Godfather sequence when the "I renounce" lines pretty much tear through the meaning intended. I'll have a look at the pics - I bet they're brilliant too. What a fabulous family you lot are! This is just brilliant – and full of all the smart things that I love best about not being stuck to a religion.

Obviously Christenings are the usual default, but they’re just creepy. Anyone who thinks babies are born sinful and need to be cleansed can stay the hell away from my niece (I can say that – it’s my job). Well put. It’s one of the key things I loath about Christenings (not least since filmically I always associate them with The Godfather sequence when the “I renounce” lines pretty much tear through the meaning intended.

I’ll have a look at the pics – I bet they’re brilliant too. What a fabulous family you lot are!

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