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Just out of curiosity.
Just out of curiosity.
I follow no religion. I am a follower of Jesus Christ. The One True God.
Christian...southern Baptist.
Of course, you're a Southern Baptist. That makes perfect sense.
Bigotry becomes you.
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Pardon me, but what bigotry is in that statement?
Oddly enough, it was a Buddhist teaching that best explains my Christian faith:
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”--attributed to Siddhãrtha Gautama (Buddha):
Christian...southern Baptist.
Of course, you're a Southern Baptist. That makes perfect sense.
Bigotry becomes you.
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Pardon me, but what bigotry is in that statement?
If you can't see it, then you can't see it. Sad
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I like 'em, unless the Pentecostals infiltrate the flock.Still waiting for you to share what you know about the Southern Baptist religion that makes you reference it so sneeringly, and talk about foolish practices and whatnot.
Which practices are particular to Southern Baptists that you find *foolish*?
Christian...southern Baptist.
Of course, you're a Southern Baptist. That makes perfect sense.
Bigotry becomes you.
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Pardon me, but what bigotry is in that statement?
If you can't see it, then you can't see it. Sad
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So...nothing then?
Still waiting for you to share what you know about the Southern Baptist religion that makes you reference it so sneeringly, and talk about foolish practices and whatnot.
Which practices are particular to Southern Baptists that you find *foolish*?
Still waiting for you to share what you know about the Southern Baptist religion that makes you reference it so sneeringly, and talk about foolish practices and whatnot.
Which practices are particular to Southern Baptists that you find *foolish*?
- Equality - In a resolution released in 1998, Southern Baptists view all people as equal in God's eyes, but believe the husband or man has authority in the household and responsibility to protect his family. The wife or woman ought to respect and love her husband and submit graciously to his demands.
- Heaven and Hell - Southern Baptists believe in a heaven and hell. People who fail to recognize God as the one and only are sentenced to eternity in hell.
- Ordination of Women - Baptists believe Scripture teaches that men and women are equal in value, but have different roles in the family and in the church. Pastoral leadership positions are reserved for men.
Some churches of the SBC won't allow divorcees to become pastors. Some don't allow musical instruments in church, or dancing at all. They are all against same-sex marriage.
Your views fit with the structure of beliefs of the SBC.
Still waiting for you to share what you know about the Southern Baptist religion that makes you reference it so sneeringly, and talk about foolish practices and whatnot.
Which practices are particular to Southern Baptists that you find *foolish*?
- Equality - In a resolution released in 1998, Southern Baptists view all people as equal in God's eyes, but believe the husband or man has authority in the household and responsibility to protect his family. The wife or woman ought to respect and love her husband and submit graciously to his demands.
- Heaven and Hell - Southern Baptists believe in a heaven and hell. People who fail to recognize God as the one and only are sentenced to eternity in hell.
Some churches of the SBC won't allow divorcees to become pastors. Some don't allow musical instruments in church, or dancing at all. They are all against same-sex marriage.
- Ordination of Women - Baptists believe Scripture teaches that men and women are equal in value, but have different roles in the family and in the church. Pastoral leadership positions are reserved for men.
Your views fit with the structure of beliefs of the SBC.
And while the SBC is more conservative than some groups, you have some pretty bizarre and erroneous assumptions about who and what they are. (And I am not and have never been Southern Baptist)
Still waiting for you to share what you know about the Southern Baptist religion that makes you reference it so sneeringly, and talk about foolish practices and whatnot.
Which practices are particular to Southern Baptists that you find *foolish*?
- Equality - In a resolution released in 1998, Southern Baptists view all people as equal in God's eyes, but believe the husband or man has authority in the household and responsibility to protect his family. The wife or woman ought to respect and love her husband and submit graciously to his demands.
- Heaven and Hell - Southern Baptists believe in a heaven and hell. People who fail to recognize God as the one and only are sentenced to eternity in hell.
Some churches of the SBC won't allow divorcees to become pastors. Some don't allow musical instruments in church, or dancing at all. They are all against same-sex marriage.
- Ordination of Women - Baptists believe Scripture teaches that men and women are equal in value, but have different roles in the family and in the church. Pastoral leadership positions are reserved for men.
Your views fit with the structure of beliefs of the SBC.
And while the SBC is more conservative than some groups, you have some pretty bizarre and erroneous assumptions about who and what they are. (And I am not and have never been Southern Baptist)
These are taken directly from the SBC. They are neither assumptions nor erroneous.
I do not follow any religion. I absorb wisdom, lessons, and culture from every religion I Will.
I combine the right hand path and the left hand path. I embrace the "Light Side" as well as the "Dark Side" to create my own side.
I hold in one hand the Sun and in the other the Moon. In other words, I am morally balanced. I revere all that is Celestial and all that is Infernal equally. I find equal value in Order and Chaos, and equal value in Good and Evil.
My religion is ultimate spiritual freedom.
Though because I forge my own spiritual/ religious system, and continue to develop my own rituals and incantations, and because of my eclectic views and esoteric knowledge, and because I passionately celebrate the Sabbats... it is accurate to say that I am Pagan.
Still waiting for you to share what you know about the Southern Baptist religion that makes you reference it so sneeringly, and talk about foolish practices and whatnot.
Which practices are particular to Southern Baptists that you find *foolish*?
- Equality - In a resolution released in 1998, Southern Baptists view all people as equal in God's eyes, but believe the husband or man has authority in the household and responsibility to protect his family. The wife or woman ought to respect and love her husband and submit graciously to his demands.
- Heaven and Hell - Southern Baptists believe in a heaven and hell. People who fail to recognize God as the one and only are sentenced to eternity in hell.
Some churches of the SBC won't allow divorcees to become pastors. Some don't allow musical instruments in church, or dancing at all. They are all against same-sex marriage.
- Ordination of Women - Baptists believe Scripture teaches that men and women are equal in value, but have different roles in the family and in the church. Pastoral leadership positions are reserved for men.
Your views fit with the structure of beliefs of the SBC.
And while the SBC is more conservative than some groups, you have some pretty bizarre and erroneous assumptions about who and what they are. (And I am not and have never been Southern Baptist)
These are taken directly from the SBC. They are neither assumptions nor erroneous.
All of those beliefs are scripturally sound, and are why the SBC is so successful. Yes, we believe different people have different roles.
Oddly enough, it was a Buddhist teaching that best explains my Christian faith:
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”--attributed to Siddhãrtha Gautama (Buddha):
I have always loved that quote. Unfortunately, its a fake. It's first appearance was in a book from the 1950's. This is the actual quote from the Suttas:
“Now, Kalamas, don’t go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, ‘This contemplative is our teacher.’ When you know for yourselves that, ‘These qualities are skillful; these qualities are blameless; these qualities are praised by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to welfare & to happiness’ — then you should enter & remain in them.”
It is slightly different, but I think the most important aspect is the same. You have to be true to what you think is right, not simply accept what you are told.
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