baptists

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plural of Baptist
A group of Christian denominations that do not baptize infants, but who baptize individuals by immersion after they have personally professed their faith Baptist congregations are independent; full authority resides in the membership of each church The largest American denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, deviated from centuries of tradition by expelling congregations who had decided to welcome sexually active gays and lesbians as members
Started by English Separatists in Amsterdam under Anabaptist influence Later, especially strong in Wales, where the Quakers made only limited headway
any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
of numerous conventions [or independents] are the largest group of Protestant Christians in the U S A Among them are folks called Southern Baptists [CE], perhaps the most virulent strain of Fundies on Earth
Theology characterized by the doctrine of baptism by immersion-only, and Believer's Baptism Of three historic types: Particular Baptists, General Baptists, and Landmark Baptists ( SEE: Believer's Baptism, Particular Baptists, General Baptists, Landmark Baptists )

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Southern Baptists
plural form of Southern Baptist