"Continue the christenings!" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill  | 25 Jan 2023 8:34 a.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link Christening is the practice of breaking a sacrificial bottle of champagne over the bow as a ship is named aloud and launched. It seems to be a parallel of the christening of babies performed in many Christian faiths. Should the tradition be continued as-is, renamed, modified, or done away with? 76% said "continue the practice as-is" 3% said "rename the practice" 2% [TIE] said "do away with the practice" OR "modify the practice" |
| Stryderg | 25 Jan 2023 11:35 a.m. PST |
Breaking a bottle of champagne over a baby seems counter productive and conducive to jail time. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 25 Jan 2023 11:58 a.m. PST |
My vote is for changing the name but keeping the custom. |
| rustymusket | 25 Jan 2023 2:44 p.m. PST |
How good is the champagne? |
| cloudcaptain | 25 Jan 2023 3:13 p.m. PST |
As a non-Christian I say there are no victims besides the Champagne…or as Stryderg states…said baby. Go for it. Those forking out for the champagne can decide what to call it. If my tax payer money is going to pay for $4,000 USD champagne to be broken across a boat we are going to have a problem. |
| Zephyr1 | 25 Jan 2023 11:33 p.m. PST |
Shouldn't they be using a bottle of grog instead of champagne..? ;-) |
| Midlander65 | 26 Jan 2023 12:27 a.m. PST |
I'd never even heard of calling the naming of a ship a Christening before. |
| Stryderg | 26 Jan 2023 10:02 a.m. PST |
I think I've heard it referred to as such.
One of my favorite scenes from the latest Battlestar Galactica was when they were about to launch their prototype stealh viper, and the president moved to smash a bottle across it's bow. youtu.be/5T3JWUqltgU?t=173 |
| Murvihill | 28 Jan 2023 10:09 a.m. PST |
There will/must be some kind of ceremony when a ship is commissioned, no reason not to continue it as tradition dictates. |
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