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These denominations are confusing to most people outside the protestant US. Baptists believe in adult baptism (not infants) so you must be 7 years old at least to accept it. They are generally socially traditional but liberal in their church structure (no special clothes for the clergy, just suit and tie, no orders or central church leadership). Baptists are supposedly calvinistic (rewarded in life with earthly riches, not just in ‘heaven’, etc.) in their official doctrine, although most don’t know much about it nor is it discussed. Baptist churches that are mostly white are known for their quiet, and there is no interaction between the ‘pastor’ and the ‘flock’ like you would find in a black people’s church or a pentacostal congregation. Presbyterians are probably of scotch or scotch-irish origin since that church is the church of protestant scotland. They are generally conservative in politics, and more structured in their church leadership, with elders and such. Methodists are generally of Anglo-Saxon or Welsh heritage, Methodism is based on a form of the Church of England (Anglicanism, or Episcipalianism in U.S.). Lutheran is obviously from German, and its adherants are usually of German heritage more often than not. Their church is more structured, their politics more moderate, and they still practice two of the original Roman Catholic sacrements, Baptism & Marriage, whereas most of the other protestant churches have no ‘official’ sacrements at all.

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Name : Arnie, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Baptist, Age : 19, City : Oakland, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower class, 

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