Infant Baptism?

I over heard my Mom talking about my cousins baby being Christened today, my thought was, "How do they know the baby wants to be Christian?". I for one am against Infant Baptism. In the Baha'i Faith there is Independent Investigation of Truth, which is basically the child itself, researching and deciding on a religion, if any, to be. I was Baptized Catholic, I had no idea about other beliefs until I was in my mid twenties. I think we should educate our children about different beliefs and have them decide for themselves. What are your thoughts on Infant Baptism?

Don't care, a little water is not going to stop someone from believing what they want to believe in the future...........................

The only reason they do it that young is so the child doesn't get a choice.  obviously the kids mind can change, but its a foot in the door

The only reason they do it that young is so the child doesn't get a choice.  It's the first step of indoctrination

wis3boi

Being baptized does not mean you have to be Christian...chessmaster1989

I got that done to me when I was a wee lad of a year and I'm a fuzzy, cuddly atheist now!

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The only reason they do it that young is so the child doesn't get a choice.  It's the first step of indoctrination

EmpCom

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Being baptized does not mean you have to be Christian...ultimameteora

[QUOTE="ultimameteora"][QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Being baptized does not mean you have to be Christian...chessmaster1989

Its about saving your soul until your old enough..

t is about making sure the devil/satn/hell steals your soul if you were to die.as a child..

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Being baptized does not mean you have to be Christian...ultimameteora

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"][QUOTE="ultimameteora"] It's saying you are though.ultimameteora

that only seems to be the case when people disagree with those beliefs

My wife is Catholic and I'm not religious. We discussed this and decided that our son should be baptized and raised Catholic, but also told of other religions so that ultimately, he can decide his fiath direction when he's older.

Forced circumcision is even worse.

Oh, God, I love circumcision threads.

I hope that one of the new trolls can make a thread on it.

Forced circumcision is even worse.

Aljosa23

oh you don't say

The church my parents go to don't even do that. The preacher basically says it's stupid and pointless whenever it's brought up.

Forced circumcision is even worse.

Aljosa23

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Forced circumcision is even worse.

Capitan_Kid

Depends on if the priest has parkinson's or not.

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Forced circumcision is even worse.

Capitan_Kid

if the baby grows up to renounce the faith it was born into, it shouldn't give a shit about a past baptism because he will have realized it's fiction. MuD3

I over heard my Mom talking about my cousins baby being Christened today, my thought was, "How do they know the baby wants to be Christian?". I for one am against Infant Baptism. In the Baha'i Faith there is Independent Investigation of Truth, which is basically the child itself, researching and deciding on a religion, if any, to be. I was Baptized Catholic, I had no idea about other beliefs until I was in my mid twenties. I think we should educate our children about different beliefs and have them decide for themselves. What are your thoughts on Infant Baptism?

ultimameteora

If God is real, it helps ensure salvation. If he is not, than the only consequence is a wet head. I see no downside to it. It's not like being Baptised demands you to live a certain way.

i said ahmen

Here is the prayer they should have said at the batism

The Lord's Prayer
The moment you receive it, say:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,
give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil,
for Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory,
now and forever
Amen... GOD WANTED ME TO TELL YOU, it shall be well with you this coming year. No matter how much your enemies try this year, they will not succeed.
You have been destined to make it and you shall surely achieve all your goals this year.
For the remainder of 2013, all your agonies will be diverted and victory and prosperity will be incoming in abundance. Today, God has confirmed the end of your sufferings sorrows and pain because HE that sits on the throne has remembered you. He has taken away the hardships and given you JOY. He will never let you down.
I knocked at heaven's door this morning, God asked me, My child! What can I do for you?
And I said,
'Father, please protect and bless the person reading this message. '
It has never been broken. Within 48 hours send to family and friends, as many as you can ? God does know if you don't have 20 people to send it to.
It's the effort and intent that counts. This is a powerful Prayer. Couldn't hurt can only help...
Let's pray for one another, theres no superstition involved here, we are just asking for Gods will to be done here on earth.
GOD BLESS YOU!

God is going to fix two BIG things tonight in your favor. If you believe in God, drop everything and pass it on.

Tomorrow will be the best day ever.

Never got why some churches do it, it's not a biblical practice and a baby can't make a conscious decision to become a Christian or know what the water baptism is supposed to symbolizeStarchaser187

Here is the prayer they should have said at the batism

 

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govermentcheese

Eugh, this reads like a chain letter.

[QUOTE="MuD3"]if the baby grows up to renounce the faith it was born into, it shouldn't give a shit about a past baptism because he will have realized it's fiction. BranKetra

[QUOTE="BranKetra"][QUOTE="MuD3"]if the baby grows up to renounce the faith it was born into, it shouldn't give a shit about a past baptism because he will have realized it's fiction. MuD3

Being baptized does not mean you have to be Christian...chessmaster1989

I over heard my Mom talking about my cousins baby being Christened today, my thought was, "How do they know the baby wants to be Christian?". I for one am against Infant Baptism. In the Baha'i Faith there is Independent Investigation of Truth, which is basically the child itself, researching and deciding on a religion, if any, to be. I was Baptized Catholic, I had no idea about other beliefs until I was in my mid twenties. I think we should educate our children about different beliefs and have them decide for themselves. What are your thoughts on Infant Baptism?

ultimameteora

It is simply a ritual used to ease the minds of superstitious parents. In the realm of reality, infant baptism does absolutely nothing, and as such, there is no reason to be upset about it.

I over heard my Mom talking about my cousins baby being Christened today, my thought was, "How do they know the baby wants to be Christian?". I for one am against Infant Baptism. In the Baha'i Faith there is Independent Investigation of Truth, which is basically the child itself, researching and deciding on a religion, if any, to be. I was Baptized Catholic, I had no idea about other beliefs until I was in my mid twenties. I think we should educate our children about different beliefs and have them decide for themselves. What are your thoughts on Infant Baptism?

ultimameteora