The Age of Reason
Mormon boys of twelve are considered priests (correct me if I'm wrong). Thirteen year old boys stand up and say "today I am a man" in the synagogue. My understanding is that in neither case does...
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in the aaronic priesthood of the LDS church, a 12 year old boy becomes a 'deacon', who can pass the sacrament and collect fast offerings.at 14, they become a 'teacher' which means they can prepare the...
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I was raised Catholic and went to a Catholic school. At the time, the age of reason was seven, when you got your First Confirmation. They figured that you were old enough to understand right from...
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i think lowering the age of confirmation is a not so great plan...i was raised catholic and made my confirmation at 15, my little sister and brother are doing it at 13... it really doesn't mean...
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I was 11 when I was confirmed. I'm pretty sure the 'adult' thing was like that Christian soldier hoo-haa. Just a bunch of crap that sounded good in the Catechism.
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I was confirmed at age 13, a couple of months before my 14th birthday. I think. The rule, if I remember correctly, was that you could not offer yourself as a candidate for confirmation until you had...
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Son of Isis started taking confirmation classes when he was a junior in high school. He opted not to be confirmed. See, the older they have people wait, the fewer will actually do it.Quote:I'm not...
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Jewish boys become Bar Mitzvah at the age of 13, and girls celebrate their Bat Mitzvah at 12 -- which, I imagine, probably does have at least something to do with differences in maturation. However,...
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As a Lutheran I was confirmed at 14, along with all the other Protestant kids my age (this was in the 70's in small town northern Germany). While many boys got money, ostensibly to finance thier...
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