Is it normal to ask close friends to be god parents if you aren't religious?
As the title says. We're not religious and neither are our friends. The baby wont be baptised. But I want to ask two of our closest friends to be God Parents, unofficially I suppose. I want them to be part of the child's life and I know they will be very honoured that we asked. If we died tomorrow we would want them to raise our child and they are ok with this. It feels right to ask them. But is it weird that we're not religious? Is there a non religious equivalent to God Parents? Obviously the focus here is on them playing a part in the child's upbringing, not making sure they follow any religious practices. It would just be nice to honour them in some way.