What is the difference between a church christening and chapel baptism?

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A christening is a Catholic or maybe a Lutheran practice where an infant or young child is sprinkled with water by the priest/preacher/clergyman over a small fountain. This is a passive tradition, as the choice is not the child's, but the parents (foster,etc) or guardian's choice. A baptism is a distinctively Baptist/Evangelical Methodist tradition, and instead of just sprinkling a child, it is a person that has been saved of that person's own free will and has chosen to show everyone that he/she has decided to be a Christian and is proud of that. The act of baptism is being full submerged in a pool of water, as John the Baptist baptized in the River Jordan, including Jesus Himself, with the baptizer holding the person making sure that no one drownds, but is alright when that person comes back up, albeit with a water-logged nose! Baptism is an active tradition, since the person is fully conscious of what that person is doing, from when that person decided to follow Christ (through salvation) to baptism and on with the new life in Christ. The way the Catholic church views it: "Christening" is a name-giving service; "Baptism" the actual "pouring" of water, not sprinkled

cf: http://deadtheologians.blogspot.com/2008/08/history-of-infant-baptism-who-started.html for a scholarly debate.

First answer by Maesterseargant. Last edit by RoyR. Contributor trust: 5569 [recommend contributorrecommended]. Question popularity: 13 [recommend question].

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