Infant baptism

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Infant baptism is a Christian sacramental practice of baptizing infants and young children. Such practice is done in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, various Protestant denominations, and also in other denominations of Christianity. The practice involves baptizing infants born to believing parents as a means of initiating them into the Christian faith. Supporters of infant baptisms' biblical interpretations are that households were baptized in the New Testament and that Jesus welcomed children. In contrast, believer's baptism (credobaptism) is based on the premise that baptism should be administered only to individuals who can individually profess faith. Those who support this view argue that baptism is a conscious act of commitment to Christianity, requiring an understanding of its significance. As a result, they maintain that only those capable of articulating their belief should participate in the sacrament. This perspective is commonly held by...

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