Baptizing a non-believer?

[tomch]

My son has a good question…
If a non-believer were to be baptized involuntarily at the moment of death, would he be saved?

 

[Tim_Kirchoff]

The one being baptized must have the desire to be baptized. Otherwise, he would not be saved. So, no.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, an unbaptized person who wants to be baptized (say, a catechumen) can be saved through their desire to be baptized, if they were to die before their chance came.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

My son has a good question…
If a non-believer were to be baptized involuntarily at the moment of death, would he be saved?

IF the person is under the age of reason (not an adult) yes otherwise it would have to be decided by God if they had any desire to be Baptized.