Forum name???

[Crazy Liz]

I like the idea of a name change. Baptist/Anabaptist was rather confusing for me when I first joined because I could see a huge difference between the 2. With a name change the difference between the 2 probably won't show as much.

It definately has to reflect all Baptists and all Anabaptists. So the main things would be adult baptism and high view of the Bible. I don't think Bible thumping (as someone suggested) acurately defines all the varients in the denominations.

Just some of my thoughts.

Remember, this forum also includes Quakers, who do not practice water baptism, and many of them have a different view of the Bible. Quakers have many things in common with Baptists and Anabaptists. All are classified as Free Church Protestants - i.e. advocates of separation of church an d state on theological grounds. Anabaptists and Quakers are also historical peace churches.

 

[GreenEyedLady]

No name. I like it the way it is. No one could ever agree on a name for this forum.

 

[SonOfThunder]

No name. I like it the way it is. No one could ever agree on a name for this forum.

Agreed totally..... Poor Poor Erwin I say with all the names on this forum.

I suddenly feel led to pray for that man.


James

 

[McDLT]

I am confused as to how the Friends (Quaker is a rather derogatory name for them - it was used as an insult) got put under Baptist and Anabaptist? Anyone know?

Now more than ever I think a name change is needed, since Baptist and Anabaptist does NOT reflect who is a part of this "congregation".

 

[MrJim]

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I know when I first showed I thought it an eclectic collection. But Crazy Liz pointed out that there wasn't enough anabaptists nor quakers to justify a forum of their own. If I remember correctly, she made a great point about anabaptists getting much more exposure this way instead of being off in a forum that wouldn't get the traffic. I guess quakers got put in with us more because of the pacifist angle than anything. I've only ever come across more liberal quakers-wouldn't know if there is such a critter as a conservative quaker [friend] other than the guy on the oat box. Plain mennonites and plain quakers...interesting mix?

 

[Crazy Liz]

I am confused as to how the Friends (Quaker is a rather derogatory name for them - it was used as an insult) got put under Baptist and Anabaptist? Anyone know?

Now more than ever I think a name change is needed, since Baptist and Anabaptist does NOT reflect who is a part of this "congregation".

Baptists, Anabaptists, Friends and Brethren, along with the Scandinavian free churches like Covenant and Evangelical Free are all classified as Free Church Protestants. None baptize infants because they believe that Christian faith is voluntary on the part of each individual. For the same reason, all believe in separation of church and state on theological grounds.

However, some Baptists, Anabaptists and Brethren do not like the word "Protestant," since they associate the word only with Lutheran and Reformed churches who, along with the Catholics, persecuted the early Anabaptists and Baptists.

So we haven't been able to find any catchy title that describes all of us but doesn't use a word some of us find objectionable. The only one everyone considered accurate was "We don't splash no babies," but that sounds far too negative to be a forum name.