why tiny, polite baptismal fonts are wrong

Re-read Romans 6.1b-11. It is, for all intents and purposes, Paul's theology of the baptismal life. In the waters of baptism we symbolically die to our old self, die to sin, die to the world, and are raised again with Jesus in the glory of his resurrection. It is eschatological in that in the waters of baptism we are invited into the new age - the kingdom of God - where our physical death is not longer a concern for life eternal has already begun.

So why the mean blog title about quaint baptismal fonts?Because how is one supposed to understand the depth of meaning in death and resurrection when a handful of water is very undangerously sprinkled on the newly baptized persons head? It often feels more like playtime at the pool or at the least being very careful not to ruin the 18th century baptismal gown that has been passed down from generation to generation. This is one place where our baptist brothers and sisters do have a more truer version of the faith - baptism by full immersion is, it seems to me, truer to the reality being articulated in the liturgy.

picture is the baptismal font at Botkyrka Parish, Stockholm County, Sweden from http://rexhenrik.se/AHolmersSpace/Botkyrka%20Church/Botkyrka%20Church.htm