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Originally posted by BrownEyedGirl
Actually, Catholic christening/baptism is a different thing than baptism in the Baptist church. I am a Southern Baptist, and babies who go through this similar process are "dedicated". This means, similar to the Catholic event of christening babies, that their parents are promising to raise them in a Christian household and are asking the church to help raise them as well.
"Baptism" in a Baptist church is when a person (child or adult, at whatever age they come to believe) accepts Christ and makes a symbolic "rebirth" into a new Christian life.
I hope I explained that well....
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A great explination!
My Baptist church didn't do dedications when I was a youngin but they are much more popular these days and I love them. The minister at my parent's church just had his new grandchild dedicated last summer...it was such a sweet moment!
Baptism...yeah something I never got around to doing...sigh. And now that I'm attending a Presby. church in NYC I feel sooo odd when communion comes around and they ask that only baptized Christians partake...
Religous ideas and rituals fascinate me!!