How to Use baptist in a Sentence

baptist

noun
  • Baptists who argue for strict separation of church and state have done so for several reasons.
    — Christopher Schelin, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Baptists have long advocated for religious freedom.
    — Christopher Schelin, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Baptists say the Bible places high value on both men and women as created in the image of God while assigning them different roles in churches and homes.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • An honest look at their history reveals that Baptists have taken various stances in this debate, reflecting their overall diversity.
    — Christopher Schelin, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The historian Barry Hankins proposed that Baptists’ opinions on church and state depend on their perceptions of culture.
    — Christopher Schelin, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Their sixth 3 of the half left Cal Baptist trailing by five before UCLA went into halftime ahead 44-34.
    — CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Seeking accommodation As much as contemporary Baptists quote Helwys, his work was forgotten for many years following his death.
    — Christopher Schelin, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Baptists faced legal obstacles and sometimes violent persecution in colonies with established churches, such as Massachusetts and Virginia.
    — Christopher Schelin, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Baptists who support accommodation – the idea that government should cooperate with religion – tend to see the United States as a Christian nation, not simply a nation with Christian citizens.
    — Christopher Schelin, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But this year, Christian leaders across sects—including Catholics, Evangelicals, and Baptists—sounded the alarm on AI’s potential impact on family, human relationships, labor, and the church itself.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 23 Dec. 2025

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