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lesmiles13 
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| Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:16 am)
Any ideas on the current amount to "offer/tip" the catholic priest after a baptism?
I'll hang up and listen
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MiNd DrIpS 
Minnesota Fan
Garden District, New Orleans
Member since May 2011
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:17 am to lesmiles13)
bring him a sandwich
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Skillet
Paige-A-Thon May30th..Yay!!!
Member since Aug 2006
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:17 am to lesmiles13)
How big is the baby? It's normally $5 per pound, I think.
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Mizzoufan26 
Georgia Fan
Honolulu, HI
Member since Sep 2012
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:17 am to lesmiles13)
Eh... with the recent alcohol raids, i'd be weary of prostitution right now. I wouldn't pay anything, once you get serviced just run.
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BuckeyeFan87 
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Columbus
Member since Dec 2007
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:19 am to MiNd DrIpS)
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bring him a little boy
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stout 
Arizona Fan
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Member since Sep 2006
106054 posts
| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:22 am to MiNd DrIpS)
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bring him a sandwich
Was this funnier in your head?
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elprez00 
New Orleans Saints Fan
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Member since Sep 2011
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:25 am to lesmiles13)
Gaining admittance to the kingdom of heaven should not require a tip to the priest performing the rights required to do so, Imo. I'm pretty sure when St Peter is reading the ledger to you of your sins, "failure to tip your priest for baptism" won't be on it.
Catholics make me laugh, every once in a while.
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jmarto1
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Member since Mar 2008
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:28 am to elprez00)
This reminds me of the old joke where a priest, rabbi, and some other religious guy asks how much of the donations they keep for themselves. One takes 10%, the other takes 20%, and the catholic priests just throws the money up in the air and lets god takes what he wants and leave the rest to him. The catholic church is a joke now. Tipping a priest? BS. A donation to the church is what it should be.
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Kafka
New Orleans Saints Fan
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:34 am to lesmiles13)
20% is standard, but make sure you get a blank indulgence you can fill in later.
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kywildcatfanone 
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Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:36 am to Kafka)
You have to tip a priest for a baptism? 
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TheDoc 
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:36 am to BuckeyeFan87)
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bring him a little boy
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TigerJeff
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the Emerald Coast
Member since Oct 2006
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:46 am to lesmiles13)
$50.
BTW don't worry about these other a-holes.
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Kafka
New Orleans Saints Fan
too wrong; didn't lead
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:48 am to TigerJeff)
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don't worry about these other a-holes
he might want to worry about skillet
just to be safe
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TotesMcGotes 
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Member since Mar 2009
8808 posts
| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:49 am to TigerJeff)
Worry about these other a-holes. Tipping a priest for a baptism is bull shite.
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Sir Drinksalot
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:49 am to lesmiles13)
I think we did 100$
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kywildcatfanone
Kentucky Fan
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:52 am to Sir Drinksalot)
My question was serious? Do priests expect a tip to perform a baptism? I would not have dreamed that.
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drunkenpunkin
LSU Fan
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2011
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:52 am to lesmiles13)
This part of the reason I am now a Catholic in exile. Tipping a priest for anything seems unethical and ridiculous to me. As does most of the BS you have to go through to attain the Pope's official seal of approval. frick that.
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stout
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:53 am to TotesMcGotes)
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Tipping a priest for a baptism is bull shite.
It goes to the church. The preist isn't pocketing it to go hit the blackjack table or something.
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TigerJeff
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:56 am to TotesMcGotes)
It's one of those things that people who were raised right just do, out of common courtesy. But in this day and age that's probably out of the window.
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Ric Flair
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Member since Oct 2005
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| re: Going rate to tip a Priest for a baptism? (Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:58 am to lesmiles13)
To clarify, are you talking about making a donation to the church, and tipping the priest in addition to this donation?
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