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6. Southern Baptists have always been nuts.

Reply to lees1975 (Original post)

Wed Jun 9, 2021, 12:06 AM

Jun 2021

Every year some ditwit "minister" or "church leader" would mouth off.

Slamming all Jews.

"No girlz alowed!"

Their obsession with the "Endtimes."

Their crazy belief only fundy protestants deserved 1rst Amendment protection, all other faiths be damned.

"Moral Stalwarts" that were crooks and perverts.

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Evangelical Denomination Paying the Price for Getting Too Cozy with Right Wingers [View all] lees1975 Jun 2021 OP

Actually it's sad. These ppl have to have some authority figure in their lives. They went from the PortTack Jun 2021 #1

I took this to mean the opposite. That they are leaving the Southern Baptists because the Southern Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #2

+1 Apparently some evangelicals didn't want to become evilgelicals. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #8

:) Yes. RW politics has corrupted their religion. Big time. Hortensis Jun 2021 #10

..." with increasing departures in 2019 and 2020.." because to still espouse him 2019-20 when luckone Jun 2021 #3

" NO PITY WHAT SO EVER " . DON'T LIKE EVANGELIST CRAP !! I NOT ANTI-RELIGION monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #4

Maybe they finally decided it's time to grow up. N/t. Gaugamela Jun 2021 #5

I wouldn't go that far. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #9

Southern Baptists have always been nuts. Archae Jun 2021 #6

The Southern Baptist convention meets next week lees1975 Jun 2021 #7