The Church took over this word, using it to describe certain practices which show a Christian’s loyalty to Christ. The Baptist Church prefers to call sacraments ‘ordinances’. This simply ...

The vote alarmed Anita Bryant, a singer, former beauty queen, and born-again Christian, who began a campaign to repeal the ordinance. Within six weeks, Bryant had gathered the signatures necessary ...

Baptists do not baptise infants. They believe that only those who are old enough to understand what is happening to them should be baptised, and then only after they have made a personal ...