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(#5) Jimmy Carter
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Former President Jimmy Carter was a longtime follower of the Southern Baptist faith, but he left the religion in 2000 due to the church's rigid views on women. "I’m familiar with the verses they have quoted about wives being subjugated to their husbands,” he said. “In my opinion, this is a distortion of the meaning of Scripture. … I personally feel the Bible says all people are equal in the eyes of God. I personally feel that women should play an absolutely equal role in service of Christ in the church.”
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(#9) Harry S. Truman
- Dec. at 88 (1884-1972)
Harry S. Truman was the first Southern Baptist politician to hold the office of the President of the United States of America.
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(#23) Sonny Perdue
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Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is a devout Southern Baptist. "Democracy is sometimes painful to watch, but it's still the best in the world," he said. "I was in Cuba last week and they don't have this kind of discussion in Cuba. So give God the glory we can come together as brothers and sisters and talk about the best direction for Southern Baptists."
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(#14) Clarence Clemons
- Dec. at 69 (1942-2011)
E Street Band musician Clarence Clemons was raised in a Southern Baptist household. His grandfather was a Southern Baptist preacher.
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The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. The Southern Baptist Church has conservative beliefs. Because of dissatisfaction with the World Baptist League's tolerance of homosexuality and female pastors, in 2004, the Southern Baptist Church officially separated from the World Baptist League. Each Southern Baptist Church is an independent local church composed of baptized believers, who make responsible decisions for their own pastoral appointments, budgets, activities, and other ministries.
Southern Baptist currently has 15 million members, second only to American Catholicism in the number of beliefs and religious factions. The interesting thing is that there are many famous people who believe in Southern Baptist. The random tool lists 29 celebrities' names who were Southern Baptists.
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