[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by classicman

What role are you upholding as the Godfather? It seems very odd to me that you would be chosen to have that responsibility based upon your beliefs, or lack thereof.

The only serious point is to act as a back-up parent in case of the deaths of both of the natural parents. Of course there are also b-day and x-mas pressies and such like, but she'd get that anyway being my niece. They certainly wouldn't be expecting me to give her any religious instruction! There is also something about puppets and violin cases but that comes later, I'm told.