givengrace said:I'm sorry I don't want to cause discord. I wrote a "soundoff" in my local paper to something written as to Jesus drinking wine. And as I said before this is what I've been taught in church. Others have responded and I guess I'm just naive in thinking that because WE are Baptist we ALL believe the same. I guess I'm WRONG again as that we don't. Sorry. I only wanted Help and I figured I'll get it from a place with a lot of Pastors but I've sent one to MY Pastor and I'll just wait to hear from him.
I feel the same way. But we "Baptists" have some unusual rules. This "Baptist only" forum for example, would except posts from Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Jessie Jackson, and Al Sharpton, for example, because they claim to be "baptists," but not Billy Graham, who only claims to be "evangelical." Should Christ return soon, he will not, apparently, be allowed to post here.
I don't know who Baptists are. I think the term has become as meaningless as "Christian," in Ireland, former Yugoslavia, or, indeed, any western culture.