It's not required.
No. Anyone can get baptised: baptism is simply a way of showing that you are a Christian.
Yes, his family is Christian.
One thing you might be is a Christian.
Christian and Catholic are the same thing. If you get baptised as a Catholic you are a Christian Catholic
You are baptised as a Christian. Despite what many think, baptism (in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit) is a Christian sacrament and not a denominational one. That is to say, if you are baptised then you are baptised a Christian and not a Catholic, Anglican, Methodist or even a Baptist.
to get rid of original sin
To be baptised means that you are now an adopted or accepted christian. If you are not baptised you still hold original sin.
When a child is baptized ,he is usually given a name in the church at the same time.Baptism is a Christian sacrament and not one specific to a particular denomination. Therefore if your child was baptised in a chalel, then he/she is baptised, period. There is absolutely no need for him/her to be baptised again in a church as he/she is baptised already.
the RCIA- Right of Christian Initiation for Adults
Baptism can be for other Christian faiths, not just Catholic. So if you are becoming a Christian, you are baptised.
AnswerWidespread Christian belief is that a person must be baptised as a Christian in order to go to heaven. The Catholic Church makes specific allowance for babies who die in infancy before they can be baptised, with the belief that the souls of infants will go to limbo until the second coming. This belief is currently under review, which may result in the belief that the souls of infants go straight to heaven, in line with much Protestant belief.The position with the pre-Christian Jews is less clear. Some say that they can not go to heaven until the final judgement. Others would accept that their failure to be baptised as Christians was out of ignorance of the faith, and that this should not delay their time in heaven.Either way, most Christians would not condemn the pre-Christian Jews to eternal hell.
Nelson Mandela was baptized in a Christian church.