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1. Am I understanding the process of evolution correctly? From what I have gathered, evolution is the gradual process of changes within a species over time. Evolutionists generally do not make a distinction between macro and micro-evolution. These small changes (what creationists call...

I almost voted for Gary Johnson, but since I could not stand Hillary, I ended up voting for Trump as I did not want to waste my vote. It’s more of a vote against Hillary than a vote for Trump. If Clinton wasn’t the Democratic nominee, I’d probably would have voted for the Libertarians.

I’m somewhere between a Progressive Creationist and a Theistic Evolutionist. I now doubt a Young Earth view, but I’m not sure if I’m fully on board with evolution, either, so I’m exploring both Old Earth Creationism and Theistic Evolution.

We aren’t a democracy, we are a republic with democratic elements. Both parties are big tents, so they hold a range of views and factions within their parties.

I’m quite certain the earth is a dodecahedron.

There are minor centrist parties, but all of them are really too small to be very effective, and the nature of our two party system (in general) moves the two main parties towards moderation. This last election was pretty crazy and I find both sides to be suffering from tribalism. A Democrat in...

How are we to view the book of Genesis? I was raised a Young Earth Creationist and accepted all of it as literally true, but I started exploring evolution and Old Earth Creationism, and started doubting the credibility of a young earth. I guess I lean towards Old Earth Creationism now, but I...

I’m not Anglican, but I think low-church Evangelical Anglicans would still come across as somewhat “high-church” when compared to a Baptist, and Anglo-Catholics have a lot of similarities to Roman Catholics (though I’m hesitant to say they’re just Catholics minus the pope.)

Thank you. Can you provided me some verses?

How do we know that the OT prophetic verses of the Bible are about the modern state of Israel and not the return from exile after Babylonian captivity? How would you refute those who say those verses about the return from exile and not the restoration of modern Israel?

Pretty much. Someone said that established churches the to be more liberal, which I think is generally true. I would say churches with a higher regard for the Bible are less likely to become liberal, and I don’t think polity has much to do with it. Churches practicing a congregational structure...

Georgia (the country) has Episcopal Baptists, with their own archbishop and monastic order, but they are quite rare outside of Georgia. I think it is primarily cultural as Georgia is a heavily Orthodox country, so the Baptists added some Orthodox elements so peopl would be more familiar and...

It’s the opposite with my family. I was raised Arminian (now a Calvinist), but my Arminian mom and stepdad go to a church with a Calvinist pastor, and their disagreement on that area doesn’t stop them from fellowshiping and worshiping in the same church.

The Calvary Chapel has been criticized for its management structure and issues of accountability. How do you remain faithful members in spite of this? I don’t mean to sound confrontational, as I think I agree with most of what the CC believes, I just have issues with their governing structure...

The CBF is probably the closest to what I personally believe, but I attend a Southern Baptist Church. Despite some disagreements with the SBC (mainly political, but there are some minor doctrinal and theological disagreements, as well) I like the church I’m going to and I think the SBC is...

What do Anglicans believe about how the Scriptures came to be? I have heard Catholic and Orthodox claims that the Bible’s canon was decided by the Church and therefore tradition should be followed or something along those lines, while Protestants (in general) believe in sola scriptura, though...

Hello! I have some more questions. 1. I’ve read that the churches of Christ believe that it is the individual who must make a decision on their own to be saved while having knowledge about Jesus and how to he saved, and that the Holy Spirit has very little, if anything to do with conversion? Is...

Well, I was could never come to a real conclusion, but I lean towards Calvinism. I just don’t want any more schisms, which I think we have more than enough of.

It depends on whichever is more conservative. I’m a Calvinist, but I don’t really care if a church is Arminian as long as they preach the true Gospel, have a Christ-like attitude, and at least tolerate Calvinism.

Is anyone here a Missionary Baptist or have had experiences with them? In what ways do they differ from other Baptists (especially compared to Independent and Southern Baptists?) I know they put an emphasis on missionary work, hence the name, and from what I have read, they believe in doing...