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LOGOS A Journal, of Religion, Philosophy, Comparative Cultural Studies and Art

 

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Logos 108

:.  Brigita Kairienė
        Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania

Culture

 

Summary

Infant Baptism in the Best Interests of the Child

The article deals with infant Baptism from the perspective of the implementation of children's rights. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has given children the status of rights holder and active participant, which means that parents' decisions must be in the best interests of the child, which must be determined by giving the child the opportunity to express his or her views on the matter. Most often, infants or young children are baptised who are not yet in a position to express their own opinion, and their baptism is therefore based solely on the will of the parents. This article seeks to answer the question of when a parent's decision to baptize an infant is in the best interests of the child.

 

Key Words: baptism, infant, parental rights and obligations, child's right to religion, child's opinion

https://doi.org/10.24101/logos.2021.70

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