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This same year, a study on Southern Baptist churches concluded that the mean Simpson's Diversity Index for race in the Southern Baptists Church was 0.098, with 0 being perfect homogeneity and 1 being complete evenness. It was also concluded that the average Southern Baptist church had more than 90% non-Hispanic White members.
Southern Baptist traditionalism, also called Traditional Southern Baptist soteriology [1] [2] [3], Traditionalism [4] [5] [6] or Provisionism [5] [7] [8] [9] are terms used to refer to the view of salvation commonly held within the Southern Baptist Convention.
Soon after the Civil War, most Black Baptists in the South left the Southern Baptist Convention, reducing its numbers by hundreds of thousands or more. [citation needed] They quickly organized their own congregations and developed their own regional and state associations and, by the end of the 19th century, a national convention. [119]
This list of Baptist denominations is a list of subdivisions of Baptists, with their various Baptist associations, conferences, conventions, fellowships, groups, and unions around the world. Unless otherwise noted, information comes from the World Baptist Alliance .
Baptists practice believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper (communion) as the ordinances instituted in Scripture (Matthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26). [5] [additional citation(s) needed] Most Baptists call them "ordinances" (meaning "obedience to a command that Christ has given us") [6] [7] instead of "sacraments" (activities God uses to impart salvation or a means of grace to the participant).
In 1840, Black Baptists developed a cooperative movement beyond state lines. Baptists in New York and the Middle Atlantic states formed the American Baptist Missionary Convention. During the American Civil War in 1864, Black Baptists of the West and South organized the Northwestern Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention. [5]
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Speculation about his lifestyle and Southern Baptist faith, renewed interest in Southern culture. [112] A new crop of television shows followed within the next decade, such as: Carter Country (1977–1979) Dallas (1978–1991) The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985) Mama's Family (1983–1990) The Golden Girls (1985–1992) Matlock (1986–1995)