Independent Baptist

An Independent Baptist is a type of Baptist with Christian Fundamentalist beliefs. Although most Independent Baptists live in the Bible Belt, they are unassociated with the Southern Baptist Convention (because they find it "too Liberal"). Many strict rules and regulations come with the Independent Baptist belief system, similarly to a cult. Institutes of higher learning, such as Bob Jones University and Pensacola Christian College are run by the Independent Baptists. Mostly White Southerners are associated with this belief system.

Most Prominent Examples of Independent Baptists

 * Fred Phelps
 * Arlin Horton (Founder of Pensacola Concentration Camp)
 * Steven Anderson

Requirements and Beliefs
Like Fundamentalists, the Independent Baptists have many strict beliefs and rules (some based on the Bible, others made up). For example, the King James version of the Bible is the only accepted version, as the New International Version is "too Liberal". Sexism as well as racism are spread in many of their sermons. They all hate Obama not just because he is a Democrat but also due to him being an African American. They also believe he is a Muslim. As explained above, colleges and universities associated with Independent Baptists have strict requirements. They believe men and women should be separated as much as possible, as well as having one or more mandatory convocations per day, as well as prayer groups and mandatory Evangelical meetings. Independent Baptists believe their students should be forced to go to their "Fine Arts Series" at least once every two weeks [1]. If a woman of Independent Baptist faith is raped, she is punished/expelled/spanked/suspended/grounded rather than the perpetrator [2].

External Link

 * Independent Baptist (RationalWiki)