Your studies lead you to your "educated opinion" instead of an just a normal "opinion". You and I both know who is being excluded based on your judgment. And - Being as your are so educated on world religions, and Christianity, you should know that human judgment is imperfect, and based solely on opinion which we derive the best we can from scripture.
So, to enlighten you, I believe that you are wrong in your belief that no sect in Christianity practices baptism for the dead. But, being as this is my opinion, we will just have to disagree.
Baptism has nothing to do with an incantation, holy water, words said by another, garments, trinkets or any other worldly person or item other then he person being baptised and God himself. The exchange doesn't take place human to human, but God to human, so it doesn't matter if the person turns out to not be Christian. You are, and that is the point of the baptism.
The symbolism of being water baptised has nothing to do with the water you are sitting in or even the vessel it is in. It has to do with the commitment being shown and the condition of the heart and the new relationship between Father and child of God.
Baptism is a reflection of the condition of the heart and soul.
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Not in error, just not significant compared to the state-of-heart of the person being baptized. There are people saved every day in churches where the preacher doesn't know the Lord. God spoke through Balaam's ass.
IF you are willing & obedient , you shall eat the good of the land: But if you refuse & rebel, You shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. Isaiah 1:19, 20