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Baptists

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1. A group of Christian communities marked chiefly by insistence on adult baptism by immersion. Baptists regard baptism as a ceremony that accompanies and seals a conscious profession of faith in Jesus; for this reason, they do not baptize infants but wait until candidates have reached their teen or adult years. The Baptists are the largest Protestant denomination in the United States and are particularly insistent on the separation of church and state.

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Both are Baptists who talk about faith values.

From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2024

Even the Southern Baptists were more evolved, as Baylor University had repealed their dancing ban in 1996.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2023

He also asked Baptists to pray for the committee staff “and the McLaurin family” and promised “further updates” on the search process “in a commitment to transparency.”

From Washington Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

Many lifelong Southern Baptists still bear the scars of those purges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2023

Since most everyone went to church every week, that meant the Methodists attended the Baptist church and the Baptists attended the Methodist church on the weeks when their pastor wasn’t preaching.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson