I think Jimmy Carter left his Southern Baptist Church and identifies with the Alliance of Baptists or something similar to it.
Since “Baptist” churches are historically independent and local, you cannot look at it as an alignment of Baptist denominations UNLESS you specifically see something like “The American Baptist Church” in their list of member churches.
However, my experience with North Carolina Baptists says that these are radically different than the standard NC church that has “Baptist” on the sign out front. Baptists in NC tend to be bible believing, fundamental, and God fearing. Therefore, this group’s name “Alliance of Baptists” is deception beyond measure.
I speak this as a Methodist minister, but I don’t like it when anyone lies about any denomination: Catholic, Methodist, Baptist...you name it. I see such deception as an effort to brainwash.
Not sure I’d call it a lie, they are outside the majority opinion among baptists in NC to be sure though. The Baptist/Evangelical approach of local autonomy allows for a very wide amount of divergence. No one owns the definition baptist and thats the dilemma naturally.
The amount of divergence allowed even within the SBC lately is rather surprising : http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2973661/posts That link lists 22 SBC churches with women pastors in VA. Something I am watching with interest.
Jimmy Carter is a hypocrite. He claims to be a Christian but sees nothing wrong in sodomite “marriage”.