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The '''Eastern Orthodox Church''', officially called the '''Orthodox Catholic Church''', and also referred to as the '''[[Orthodox Church]]''' and '''Orthodoxy''', is the second largest [[Christianity|Christian church]] in the world, with an estimated 225–300 million adherents, most of whom live in [[Eastern Europe]], the [[Middle East]], and [[Russia]].<br/>{{cite web |last1=Calivas |first1=Rev. Alciviadis C. |title=The Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church |publisher=Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Of America |year=1983 |url=http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith7061 |accessdate=7 May 2014 |ref=none }}<br/>{{cite web |last1=Fairchild |first1=Mary |title=Christianity:Basics:Eastern Orthodox Church Denomination |publisher=about.com |url=http://christianity.about.com/od/easternorthodoxy/p/orthodoxprofile.htm |accessdate=22 May 2014 |ref=none }}<br/>{{cite web |title=Christianity |work=Major Branches of Religions Ranked by Number of Adherents |publisher=adherents.com |url=http://www.adherents.com/adh_branches.html#Christianity |accessdate=22 May 2014 |ref=none }}</ref> <ref name=Prot>See [http://www.888c.com/worldChristianDenominations.htm Percentage of Christians in Protestant Denominations (29.5%)].</ref>

The '''Eastern Orthodox Church''', officially called the '''Orthodox Catholic Church''', and also referred to as the '''[[Orthodox Church]]''' and '''Orthodoxy''', is the second largest [[Christianity|Christian church]] in the world, with an estimated 225–300 million adherents, most of whom live in [[Eastern Europe]], the [[Middle East]], and [[Russia]].<br/>{{cite web |last1=Calivas |first1=Rev. Alciviadis C. |title=The Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church |publisher=Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Of America |year=1983 |url=http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith7061 |accessdate=7 May 2014 |ref=none }}<br/>{{cite web |last1=Fairchild |first1=Mary |title=Christianity:Basics:Eastern Orthodox Church Denomination |publisher=about.com |url=http://christianity.about.com/od/easternorthodoxy/p/orthodoxprofile.htm |accessdate=22 May 2014 |ref=none }}<br/>{{cite web |title=Christianity |work=Major Branches of Religions Ranked by Number of Adherents |publisher=adherents.com |url=http://www.adherents.com/adh_branches.html#Christianity |accessdate=22 May 2014 |ref=none }}</ref> <ref name=Prot>See [http://www.888c.com/worldChristianDenominations.htm Percentage of Christians in Protestant Denominations (29.5%)].</ref>

[[Baptist]], [[Anabaptists]], [[evangelical]] and nondenominational groups reject infant baptism as not supported by the [[Bible]]. In addition, some [[Methodism|Methodists]] and most [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] denominations also reject infant baptism as not being supported by the Bible. The American Reformed Baptist pastor and author John Piper states that there are no instances of infant baptism in the Bible.<ref name="desiringgod.org">{{Cite web|url=https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/infant-baptism-and-the-new-covenant-community|title=Infant Baptism and the New Covenant Community|date=1993-02-14|website=Desiring God|language=en|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>

On the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] fundamental principle of ''[[sola scriptura]]'' [[Baptist]], [[Anabaptists]], [[evangelical]] and nondenominational groups reject infant baptism as not supported by the [[Bible]]. In addition, some [[Methodism|Methodists]] and most [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] denominations also reject infant baptism as not being supported by the Bible. The American Reformed Baptist pastor and author John Piper states that there are no instances of infant baptism in the Bible.<ref name="desiringgod.org">{{Cite web|url=https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/infant-baptism-and-the-new-covenant-community|title=Infant Baptism and the New Covenant Community|date=1993-02-14|website=Desiring God|language=en|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>

The [[Bible]] does not explicitly ''command'' the practice of infant baptism.  

The [[Bible]] does not explicitly ''command'' the practice of infant baptism.