Jesus was even baptised as an adult (Mark acts 1:4-11). My reasons and many other people's reasons to disagree with this statement is that it seems sensible to baptise the child into the faith its parents already profess, this is what has made a religion survive by continuing to pass on a faith to the next generation...
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Also baptism is the gateway and starting point to the other sacraments in Christianity, we need to be baptised so that we can for example be confirmed or receive our first holy communion. Although people who agree with the statement claim that the child doesn't understand the act of baptism or faith, we need to realise that if the parents and or god-parents live and practise a strong faith in Christianity the child can be taught by example the meaning, even the community and people of the church can influence this...
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