On 1/12/2013 12:52 PM, Boating All Out wrote:
In article , lid says...
It does happen. It's not a situation I would place a young child in
without parental supervision.
You could probably encounter that from any religious fanatic.
I went to Baptist church services, "bible school" sessions, and summer
camps for a couple years, maybe age 9-11.
Never heard burning in hell mentioned. Sermons and bible school just
concentrated on interpreting how the meaning of passages applied in
conducting your daily life in a "Christian" manner.
Don't think I even heard the word "saved" in that church.
Don't remember ANY religion taught in the summer camp, just fun.
It was all positive, no negative.
Though I'm not religious, I still consider it was good "shaping" of my
morality.
With Baptists, I think the tone is almost entirely set by the Pastor.
Maybe I got lucky.
Very true. The Methodist services and camps I went to happened to be
moderate and for the most part enjoyable. It depends on the integrity
of the individuals. I wouldn't generalize that most Baptist pastors are
as aggressive and explicit as I experienced but I also wouldn't trust
any of them alone with my kids without being *very* familiar with them.
The Baptist philosophy in general was more fundamentalist and literal
with way more urgency given to strict adherence.