Stupid Question

[BereanTodd]

When you say "the denomination has gotten with the scriptures in the case of dancing", what does that mean? Does that mean you know of Baptist churches who condone dancing? I live in a relatively small town with two Baptist churches (I attend the more conservative of the two). The other one seems to be a bit more liberal (contemporary music, etc.) so I'd be interested in their stance on this . . . not that I'm going to switch, mind you, I'm merely curious. But I do know of someone who switched churches for that reason. I personally believe the message is more important than the music.

Yes, of course there are still many legalistic strongholds within the SBC, but generally speaking there has been a great loosening up in regards to dancing. Why, one of the first baptist preachers I sat under during the Christian part of my life (I was raised an atheist), had been extremely legalistic. Definaetly part of the "no dance" crowd, and I ran into him at a wedding a couple of years ago, and he got out on the dance floor to a jazzy tune that was playing. Everyone who knew him had our jaws drop open.

I don't mean to come off as a liberal in what I've been saying in this thread. I'm extremely conservative Biblically. I attend Dallas Theological Seminary, and I agree with them on almost everything. However, there are some things that American protestantism of the last century-plus time has taken a stand against which just do not line up with Scripture. Dancing (which happened unto the Lord all throughout the OT) and drinking (which our Lord Jesus did every day of His adult life) are two things that too many condone where the Bible simply does not.