Baptizing Babies Is Pointless

Some people might say that baptising babies is pointless because the baby obviously does not know what is going on and so does not have any beliefs to be baptised. They think that instead of baptising babies, they should wait until the person is old enough to decide for himself when they have true beliefs. They might think that it is unfair that the child doesn't have a choice in the matter as they might disagree with their parents' views later on in life and resent being baptised. They might also believe that if someone is baptised when they are a baby, they feel pressurised to be confirmed when they are a older and go ahead with it even if they do not really want to.…