Personal Narrative: My Religion Vs. Baptism

I start reading the chapters of the book (Reasons To Believe) and I found "Baptism" term, which is interesting to know the meaning of it. It means they turned from old life of sin and guilt to a new life, so they be as a baby. I totally agree with this point because I have the rituals that similar to baptism, which is Hajj. Both the Hajj and baptism give an overall sense of purpose. It is depend on personal experience of the traditions, then, they returned like a newborn's without sins. In addition, the book discuss the ritual circumcision, however, I have the same these ritual in my religion. According to my religion, the circumcision of a male is a highly recommended act. It is not an obligation. The ruling is the same whether the male is