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In article , lid says...

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.

I don't know how many times in my life I've been told that I'm going to
"burn in hell" because I wouldn't be born again. My aunt, a very devote
Christian, wouldn't step foot in a church because of their practices and
constant begging for money. She was a good woman, read the bible daily
and practiced what she interpreted as a good and holy life. I guess by
not being saved, she must be in hell, while those in the Westboro
Baptist church are in Heaven because they have been born again? Gee,
somehow that seems like bull**** and indoctrination!