Comments on: A Southern Baptist War on the Catholic Church "Cult"

By: stacey

stacey — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:04:03 +0000

Was born & raised southern baptist & am converting to Catholicism. I feel closer to God now than I ever did in the SBC. When some(not all SBC’s are like this) southern baptists accuse Catholics of being a cult, it is nothing more than a projection of their own attributes. Can’t own up to their own dark side so they accuse “the other”(catholics) of their own shortcomings & irrationally attack them to feel good & self-righteous about themselves. Rarely will you find Catholics do the same. Also, makes the truly decent SBC’s who are kind, loving, and more tolerant of other’s beliefs look bad.

By: Buddy Roe

Buddy Roe — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:02:58 +0000

I am a Southern Baptist, but a born-again Christian first. I have seen the church become ever more conservative and politicized. Instead of emphasizing ministry and witnessing, the SBC seems more about picking fights and drawing lines. I’ve also heard the pastors allude that you can’t be Christian without being a Republican. And I’ve heard them take shots at Catholics and Muslims. I heard one preacher call the Catholic Church a “fungus.” So sick of it, I am about to quick going to church altogether.

By: Gerald Nichols

Gerald Nichols — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:36:18 +0000

He didn’t say they all were unsaved and being a “large” group doesn’t prove they are not a cult.

By: Ex-Baptist

Ex-Baptist — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:05:44 +0000

Let me be the one to hold up the mirror for you to see- Southern Baptists have no reason to throw stones at the Catholic Church. The SBC is about as cultish as they can get. I left the SB church because of their holier than thou, self righteous,hypocritical and divisive doctrine. Also, it was the Catholic Church that brought awareness to the murder of the unborn while the evangelicals sat with their thumbs up their noses.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:17:01 +0000

As a devout Christian that believes the only path to the Father is thru His son Christ our Savior I find the divisions in the Christian faith sad. I pray we can all focus on the suffering of our fellow man and stop fighting between our brothers in Christ. And yes, I am a proud Roman Catholic. May the peace of Christ be with you all.

By: coonhound

coonhound — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:29:07 +0000

God bless your hearts….
XOXO

By: Call Roman Catholicism a cult? « BaptistPlanet

Call Roman Catholicism a cult? « BaptistPlanet — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:16:25 +0000

[...] Baptist church in Florida has taken the label to a new high, or perhaps we should say a new low, in declaring the Catholic Church to be a cult. Jim Smyrl, the executive pastor of education at the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, made the [...]

By: ted

ted — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:07:02 +0000

evryone is baptist this!! catholic this !!!! etc,etc, etc…..
It takes a really good theologan to mees up the Word of God!!!
Legalism!!!!!!!
Tradtions of men!!!! baptists have it also! If the people on here are really saved by grace through faith in Christ!!!!!!! and not by religion or works!!!
than why all this crap and bickering!!!

By: Southern Baptist Megachurch Pastor Attacks Lifeway Over Novel | the big daddy weave

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:28:26 +0000

[...] Back in late November 2008 the Executive-Pastor of the 28,000-member First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida started a series of blog posts on the “Catholic cult” and referred to a Catholic priest from South Carolina as a “Cult leader.” I wrote about FBC Jax and Jim Smyrl in a post titled “A Southern Baptist War on the Catholic Church ‘Cult’.” [...]

By: Michelle C.

Michelle C. — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:22:17 +0000

Catholics Rock!
Jesus loves everyone!!