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To: BillyBoy

Baptists don’t have a central structure to do what you are proposing. They also don’t view communion as the RCC and LCMS do.

And to be frank, the SBC is turning hard progressive. While their corporate structure is such that the center has little hard control of the local congregations, I would not be surprised to see them (the SBC) start censuring pastors who are conservative in morals.


41 posted on 02/24/2021 1:35:18 PM PST by redgolum (If this culture today is civilization, I will be the barbarian)
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To: redgolum
Neither Catholics nor Baptists have a "central structure" dictating which of their members can receive communion, under what circumstances. In BOTH cases, it is entirely up to individual pastors to make that call.

. When it comes to Catholic ministers, I would say roughly 5% have made the decision to withhold communion from pro-abortion politicians.

When it comes to Baptist ministers, I have seen zero make a statement along the lines of "Kamala Harris is not welcome to receive the Lord's Supper with our community until she repeats of her support of abortion on demand" . And yes, that includes even self described "very conservative, traditional, Bible believing" Baptist congregations. For example, Joe Biden was denied communion by a Catholic priest in South Carolina. I haven't seen a similar case of a Baptist pastor in Alabama turning down Kamala Harris.

42 posted on 02/24/2021 2:28:41 PM PST by BillyBoy ("States rights" is NOT a suicide pact.)
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To: redgolum
Neither Catholics nor Baptists have a "central structure" dictating which of their members can receive communion, under what circumstances. In BOTH cases, it is entirely up to individual pastors to make that call.

. When it comes to Catholic ministers, I would say roughly 5% have made the decision to withhold communion from pro-abortion politicians.

When it comes to Baptist ministers, I have seen zero make a statement along the lines of "Kamala Harris is not welcome to receive the Lord's Supper with our community until she repents of her support of abortion on demand" . And yes, that includes even self described "very conservative, traditional, Bible believing" Baptist congregations. For example, Joe Biden was denied communion by a Catholic priest in South Carolina. I haven't seen a similar case of a Baptist pastor in Alabama turning down Kamala Harris.

43 posted on 02/24/2021 2:30:47 PM PST by BillyBoy ("States rights" is NOT a suicide pact.)
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