User talk:Jiggygirl61

I found in one of the articles about "Deism" that it is what contributed to separation of church and state. BAPTISTS have always believed in separation of church and state. Even when Baptists weren't called Baptists but Waldenses, Paulicians, Ana Baptist, etc. (named according to the region where believers lived.) They fought strongly against state run governments. There was a lot of persecution of these sects because they wouldn't bend to a mostly Catholic run governments. Read "A Manuel of Church History" by J. W. Griffith. The interpretation of so much history is based upon the prominent religion at the time (Catholicism) as the way Christians everywhere thought. Not true. Some of the beliefs of the Baptists may have been considered "Deists," even though they teach the deity of Jesus Christ, (not another deity, but He and His Father are ONE.) Baptists believe the Word of God, (Bible) with all its miracles or else why waste our time believing something that we have to pick and choose what's right. Just chunk the whole thing. Baptists have thought with an unsuperstitious way of thinking concerning the Word of God and some of our thoughts were used by these founding fathers. Thomas Jefferson was supposed to have visited a Baptist business meeting, where all members are equal and the pastor does not dictate to the LOCAL church but only leads. He was impressed by the democracy. Where's the democracy in the Catholic Church, especially during that time.

Jiggygirl61 15:29, 27 March 2007 (UTC)Angelia