User talk:Russellh

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Baptists and Protestants
It is true that the majority of the groups which call themselves "Baptists" are believed to have arose after the Reformation, in fact from the English Dissenters and other groups. However, as the last paragraph of the lede of the Protestantism article indicates, for whatever reason, the "Baptists" are generally considered to fall within the range of those groups who are called "Protestants", probably because they were a "protest" or "reformation" of the Church of England, and thus a kind of "second-generation" protestant group. The source you cite seems to be published by a press which is rather closely tied to some of the Baptist faiths, and is one I am frankly not particlarly familiar with, but is probably an acceptable source for adding some material regarding this view to wikipedia. My best bet would be to add a new section to the Talk:Baptist page, specifically indicating the exact statement from the source you wish to add saying what you are indicating, and specifically how you would like to see the content altered. John Carter (talk) 16:04, 20 September 2009 (UTC)