Will you join us? People do not like to be made to confront ugly things. Landover, MD 20785. Select your instrument according to the child's size. Every abortion, without exception, is murder. The name Independent Fundamental Baptist Church is used traditionally by churches which pattern themselves strictly after the example of the early church, as found in the New Testament. Sarah Smith and the other reporters and editors who worked on this deserve great credit and gratitude. A friendly fellowship group for members of local New Testament Independent Baptist churches. They might as well be Mormons.Sense they add their own rules and Bible.They are acting as a cult its not biblical.Gal1:8 They are teaching false teachings,And not the doctrines of the Bible.They are Just adding their own rules. Bruce left the ministry in 2005, and in 2008 he left Christianity. Thou can sleep at 11 on Monday night; everyone knows sleep is for fags & queers, not real men. I hope you have figured out by now that you have really stepped in the proverbial shit pile. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. Look at the Catholic ban on priestly marriage, and the pressures that creates. Hyles flight to safety has become a well-worn path for ministers in the independent fundamental Baptist movement. It tried to explain and figure out why IFB churches seem to be drying up and closing their doors. Meant to be taken literally, the KJV is inspired, inerrant, infallible, and the supreme and final authority in all things. Today, the independents are separating, even among themselves, over issues such as Bible translations, music style, and dress. (The mind of an 18 year old girl that had been sort of bad with many boys in high school, shame on me) First Baptist Church of Glenarden 4.5. (this one is uncommon but not unheard of). Aug 10, 2008. I grew up in the IFB circles in the PNW. Yes, Jesus. For the larger child, a belt or larger tree branch is effective. IndependentBaptist.com was founded in an attempt to bring back the principles that lifted our movement in the 60's and 70's and that need to be revived in this day. 3. What's Wrong with the Independent Fundamental Baptists? Dreherlives in Baton Rouge, La. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gods-grace-bible-study-wi/support Truth Unbound with Walter Swaim 11h ago For decades, women and children have faced rampant sexual abuse while worshiping at independent fundamental Baptist churches around the country. There are other problems among fundamentalist Baptists as well as Homophobia : "I told her that I was raped and how violent it was and how I was terrified it would happen again. Amendment though shalt say amen during service but only if you are male. They sent their kids to Bob Jones and Pensacola the only choices permitted to them. It was beyond comprehension in my little brain back then. Answer (1 of 7): >> Why are Baptist Churches so legalistic? He will kick you out of church and put you on church discipline for 6 months, after which you will be restored as a brother. See where Im going with this? When it is obvious he is totally broken, she will hand him the rag and very calmly say, "Johnny, clean up your mess.". But Black Baptists reject the MAGA revolution that has taken the GOP, and the SBC, by storm. He is his own man and refuses to be tied down or corralled by anything. Thou shalt not work a job as a woman even if thou canst afford the private school and live in a shitty house because your husband spends all his after tax money on the private school and tithing. It is sinful for a woman to dress in any way that might cause a man to spiritually stumble by having even the slightest lustful thought. You loved them in that (and a million other) ways. I remember thinking what an idiot he was. The network of churches and schools has often covered up the crimes and helped relocate the offenders, an eight-month Star-Telegram investigation has found. I was never attacked by them, and to the best of my knowledge neither were my siblings. If your neighbor saw you leaving the Cinemaplex, he wouldnt know what movie you had watched, leading him to have questions about your faith. I would be more impressed if your god, who is supposed to be omnipotent, couldnt just save everyone. The New Independent Fundamental Baptist (New IFB) movement is a loose network of independent churches concentrated in the U.S. connected by their belief in certain religious doctrines and a shared brand of deeply anti-LGBTQ and antisemitic teachings. Great emphasis is placed on the literal interpretation of the Bible as the primary method of Bible study. (2) Evangelical culture has a conference and lecture circuit with celebrities and quasi-celebrities who come to cities for weekend workshops and one-night lectures that provide opportunities to sin and go, leaving behind casualties. Single. Thou shalt leave a tract in the restroom after thou hast used it. My religious upbringing was pretty bizarre, but this stuff? This is especially important, since the pastor needs his bodyguard detail rotated every so often. Here has been a few problems that caused divisions in the body of Christ thanks to some Independent Fundamental Baptists: 1.) In response to an explosive investigation, top Southern Baptists have released a previously secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of . (Not the liberal InterVarsity, mind you, Campus Crusade.). It wasnt long before I traveled the road to liberal Christian to agnostic atheist. The primary function of a woman is to have children, who then become her mission field. (And yes, martial arts are ok, even though they originated from Asian sources; well win those yellow devils to Jesus, eventually). Then Hyles would yell from the pulpit that If the barn needed paintingand the men would hoopla with their Bibles waving in the air. A 2016 report on the university's handling of sexual assault found a "fundamental failure by Baylor to implement Title IX." The report noted "that Baylor's efforts to implement Title IX were. Hed twice been a victim of attempted sexual misconduct in the church world. To question the sovereignty of the pastor is to disturb God's order and invite upon oneself separation from the church, and therefore from the very source of salvation and hope. Look at homosexuality within the priesthood. Please be advised that this rulebook is subject to change at the whim of the pastor. Students may be expelled at any time, for any reason, if the president of the school deems the reason sufficient (my 2nd grade brother was expelled for defiance). They usually have a loose association with other Baptist churches, but they are self-governed, not governed by the association. Additionally, many independent Baptist fundamentalists practice "second-degree separatism," distancing themselves not only from "the world" but also from fellow Christians who do not share. Thou shalt not have more than one hole in each ear shall be amended as follows: WOMEN ONLY shall be permitted no more than one piercing in the earlobe of each ear. Thou shalt not eat at a restaurant on Sunday. Can LGBTQ people join your church, teach Sunday school, preach? Praise god amen we were unharmed.except for being fucked mentally for years. And the all important, Thou shalt not, never, under no circumstances, not even in thought, criticize the pastor. Gods anointed, remember! My question is: Are you judging all IFB pastors and deacons by the standards you kept for yourself in the pulpit for forty-five years? Toledo, Maumee, Bowling Green, Lima, Findlay all relatively large communities. ? I subjected myself to such rules for decades, believing I was obeying God. She gave me a five-minute counseling session and told me she would have to tell Pastor Schaap and the nurse, inform the doctor. So there is some good to the IFB movement. Generally speaking howe. Refusing to cooperate with other members in the Church. (1) Some congregations have dominating pastors with unchecked authority. You have left them now to themselves, and stepped into your own world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Each IFB church is wholly autonomous and free from any outside governance. They kept what they needed. If they really loved God they would have loved you and everyone else in a manner befitting that love: properly, carefully, consistently. You served them that way. We will be far too busy with other concerns of self to think about the presence of others we might by then hope would be there with us. Now, gentlemen we have a problem in the Independent Baptist movement. Enforcing King James only-ism down the throats in some of their groups. Maybe so. The independent fundamentalist Baptist movement emerged sometime in the 1940s as an attempt to continue the legacy of the fundamentalist movement of the 1920s. Born Again Barbarian 48.1K subscribers Subscribe 252 15K views 5 years ago The practices of the IFB movement are only a few hundred. Christians are called to remain steadfastly separate from the world and its sinful practices and temptations, such as movies, dancing and any music with an addictive rock beat. The co-founder, Paul Kingsbury, recently was forced to leave his position at North Love Baptist Church in Rockford, Ill., for his role in helping a sex . Exempt this special report from your paywall. This list sounds alot like the Mennonite Church rule book. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. , I was brought up in evangelical churches which clung to much of this dogma. Here has been a few problems that caused divisions in the body of Christ thanks to some Independent Fundamental Baptists: 1.) I sometimes post on another board and (hopefully its ok) I would like to link a thread that is going on over there. But, I have a few, from the legendary Dr Bob of Longview: Thou shalt watch football on Monday night. But what of the grouch who would rather complain than sleep? According to the Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life, there are. One alleged abuser went on to serve as an administrator in a Christian school in a different state, even after Shiflett warned the schools pastor. Beside the fact that you were likely born into IFB and so never chose to believe anything about it one way or another, your allegiance to IFB means nothing more than that you love. Even my Southern Baptist Church wasnt this strict! They cant even follow their own bible when it contradicts their dogma. By David J. Stewart. He witnessed the same authoritarian approach. Oh my. Let me stress here at the beginning that this is not about churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention; those Baptist churches are thought to be too liberal by the independent fundamentalists. Thou shalt study various martial arts disciplines, as these are masculine. The person should go to the pastor, and the pastor will talk to the offender. What the fuck is YOUR problem?? Pendleton (1811-1891). Im still a believer but cringe when I hear someone try to say what is sin and what is not. Thou shalt wear the sweatshirts & caps of your favorite basketball team; they are only evil & worldly if you choose to go to college there. I've heard of Dan Souza, but that's about all. He is the man of God who speaks for God. So hard to tell if it is a cult. I am far from perfect. She then administers [to a three-year-old] about ten slow, patient licks on his bare legs. The network of churches and schools has often covered up the crimes and helped relocate the offenders, an eight-month Star-Telegram investigation has found. Part 2: Southern Baptist churches hired ministers accused of past sex offenses. Where you write the rules. Movement. For the sake of consistency in training, you must follow through. * This paywall nonsense is unnecessary, counter-productive, and really disrespectful of the papers investigative team.