Meghan Markle, Justin Welby & The Use And Abuse Of Baptism.

Mar 4, 2018 by

by Gavin Ashenden:

The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced that he is going to baptise (and confirm) Meghan Markle at a private ceremony in a private chapel at Kensington Palace, very soon.

Ms Markle has let it be known that she is becoming an Anglican out of respect for her future mother in law, and her position as Supreme Governor of the Church of England.

There are some lovely touches of human happiness in this story at first sight. It is a joy that Meghan and Prince Harry have found in each other someone to love and to stand by in their journey together. Their wedding will bring delight to very many people.

It is a sweet and kind touch that Ms Markle wants to offer her future mother in law a sign of respect and has chosen to do so by signing up to the religions organisation of which the Queen is titular head.

But baptism is a tricky thing, theologically, spiritually and sadly, politically. Before gay relationships became the jemmy wedged in the gap between Church and state to separate the Church of England from its biblical foundations, baptism sometimes played the same role.

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