Another hard fact about Baptists: Baptist churches welcome anyone - there's always room for one more hypocrite.

Grew up in a town full of Baptist, worked for 12 years in another town that was owned and operated by baptists, worked in a car dealership owned by Baptists. I know full well how "accepting" they can be. Know a lot of them that are great people and are good friends of mine. On the other hand some of them will pat you on the back just long enough to find a soft spot to insert a long knife. The same can be said about people from many different religions and walks of life. Good and bad in everybody

Trapper7 Peter could still have been the first Pope even though he had a wife. Because Jesus was not hung up on stuff like that. Where would he find an honest fisherman in the Bronze Age who was not married.

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The Catholic tradition of celibacy for priests didn't start until the 11th century. It's not based on anything biblical. But then again, im not aware of any Scripture that points to having a pope or priests or the Catholic Church specifically. Just "the church", which includes all believers.

Usually starts with me making a comment about the Pope putting his pants on one leg at a time like I do:)(quote)


You Baptists should show a little more humility,lol

If the above is truly the case, those folks need to build an altar and do some heart to heart repenting.
Scripture says that we are all sinners and we all struggle with that our entire life on this earth.
The only difference between believers and non-believers is the Blood of Christ.
In that sense, I'm no different than a non-believer... except I consciously try to do better and I'm forgiven.
Do I mess up? Yeah - every day - but I know in Whom I've placed my trust for salvation.