What are Southern Baptists, particularly their church services, like?

January 25th, 2012

Lets start with why I’m asking this question: I’m writing a screenplay. I don’t need to be preached at by believers or non-believers; even if you knew what I stand for, you couldn’t change it. I’m looking for facts from people who are or have been in the SBC or have been to an SBC service.

Further, I’ve read the BF&M, I know what basics of the Baptist denomination are. I’m looking for specifics; thus I’ll ask a few pointed questions. Any of the workings of the SBC you’re willing to share outside my questions is fine as long as its facts or your interpretation of facts; again, no preaching.

About the Southern Baptist Convention church service:
1) Are there many hymns? Is this done with a choir or is it just the congregation?

2) Is there any specific order to the service? Any specific prayers or doxologies that are usually present? Passing the peace?

3) What kind of tone does the pastor tend to use? Does he preach forcefully or more conversationally? Is it generally loud or soft?

4) Is the topic more often about fearing or rejoicing? Is it more about "With God there is heaven" "Without God there is hell" or is it more lessons on how to live ones life? How many times (if at all) in a given church service does the Pastor refer to the congregation as "sinners"?

5) Do all churches have a deacon or just the moderate to large one?

6) What is worn to church? I’ve heard suits and dresses, but I was reading that the SBC churches in my (northern) city have people attend with jeans, shorts, sandals, etc. Is this generally accepted at other churches (particularly in the rural south) or are other churches more formal?

About the Southern Baptist Convention in general:
1) Are they totally against evolution? Because of individual soul liberty and responsibility, I would think they’d leave that up to the individual, but the only thing I found said "they generally reject evolution". What do they preach at church about it?

2) Are they accepting of personal interpretations of the Bible? I would guess they are (individual soul liberty and responsibility and all) but the perception seems to be that they’re really strict.

3) The BF&M seems pretty open-minded. However, the perception of Southern Baptists seems to be that they hold very fast to some principles that many Christians don’t. Not drinking is just one of them (and from what I’ve read, the SBC is actually divided on the issue) If these principles exist, what are they and to what extent are they followed?

Alright, I think that’s about everything. Sorry for writing a book there. However, the more you can give me the better. Thanks in advance for your help.

One last thing: I can see how some of these questions could be interpreted as offensive. I truly don’t intend it and am sorry if I have offended you. I plan to portray Christianity and the SBC in a positive way.

1. Some SBC have a choir, and in some the body does all the singing, there are at least 4 hymns
2. Yes, there is a specific order to the service, but the order is set by the body. The basics though are, Opening Hymn, Offering Hymn, Offering Prayer, Hymn, Messages, Hymn, Sermon, Invitational Hymn, Invitation, Closing.
3.Depends on the Pastor.
4.I have seen Hellfire preachers and Fluffy Jesus preachers.
5. All SBC have Deacons, none have just one.
6. There is one body I know of where the dress code makes you feel like you are back in the 1950s when you walk in the door, and another in which the dress code was a loin cloth, like John the Baptist wore. And everywhere in between.

1.Evolution is unproven, and not accepted as policy by the SBC. It is taught in SBC schools though.
2. Somewhat accepting, but it is a very limited acceptance. They are more accepting of a body-wide interpretation
3. Not drinking and not dancing are firm principles of the SBC. My guess would be that only 1/2 the members abide by those restrictions.

If you really want to know about the SBC, go attend a few services at different bodies. There are differences between bodies. There is one I know of which will not do any contemporary Christian songs in their worship, and another one which has their own Christian Rock band. There is one body I know of where the dress code makes you feel like you are back in the 1950s when you walk in the door, and another in which the dress code was a loin cloth, like John the Baptist wore.

how far is it from toronto bus station to Metro Toronto Convention Centre?

January 20th, 2012

hello im planning on going to comic con 2012 in toronto and would like to know how far is it from the Metro Toronto COnvention Centre and is there any other bus stations that are closer to it?

If you take Greyhound to Toronto you will have the option of getting off at Union Station located at York St. and Front St. which is about two blocks away from the convention center. Just ask the driver to let you know when you are at Union Station.

Is it safe to walk from the W to the convention center in San Diego?

January 15th, 2012

I have a conference in San Diego in March. I’m staying at the W downtown. Some of the reviews of the hotel say it’s not a safe neighborhood. Is this true? I’ve heard San Diego is really safe.

Also, is it a pretty feasible walk to the convention center? I won’t have a car. I’ll probably be walking back at night some days as well. Thanks!

That part of San Diego is VERY safe!!!

What are the most popular/biggest anime conventions in America?

January 10th, 2012

What are the most biggest/popular anime conventions in America?
I just always wondered about it.

I know the largest anime convention in America now is Ohayocon in Colombus, Ohio, and it’s actually coming up this January! :D

I need someone to help me with my history part 1?

January 6th, 2012

1.The nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote was embraced by many
Progressives because
a.A large majority of American voters now favored it.
b.It could offset growth jingoism and militarism, especially once World War I began.
c.The women agitation for it moderated the radicalism of the campaign.
d. The higher moral character of women would help clean up politics

2.Which statement does NOT accurately compare Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson?
a.Both ran for president in 1912.
b.Both used presidential power to promote pragmatic change
c. Both took significant symbolic steps to break down barriers to racial segregation.
d.As his re-election Champaign neared, Wilson began advocating programs that fit Roosevelt’s “New Nationalism” ideas.

3.“Under the “Roosevelt Corollary” the U.S.:
a.Agreed to abstain from interfering in the internal affairs of the Caribbean nations
b.Declared the canal zone open to all nations
c.Established a system of mutual financial and commercial obligations with Panama
d. Justified intervention in the internal affairs of Caribbean countries.

4.It provided emergency food, clothing and medical care to war refugees including whites’ southerners, and took charge of setting freed people on abandoned land after the civil war.
a.The compromise of 1877
b.The populist party
c.. The freedmen’s Bureau
d.The freedmen’s Act

5.How did the United States pay for the costs of its involvement in World War I
a.Subsidies from Britain and France
b.Reparations from defeated Germany
c.Borrowing from U. S. Citizens
d.Inflationary currency manipulated by the Federal Reserve

6. Characterize the “Fourteen Points”
a.A pragmatic list of specifics undergirding Wilson’s desire to mediate an end to the war
b.An idealistic vision for a postwar world order freed of militarism and selfish nationalism
c. A blueprint for a punitive peace that would prevent any resurgence of German aggression
d. A code of moralistic guidelines for future diplomatic practice

7.The Treaty of Versailles never received Senate ratification because
a.The vast majority of Americans came to opposed it
b.Wilson himself came to oppose i
c.Wilson could not compromise and appeal to the “mild reservationist Republicans.
d.It would have destroyed U. S. national security

8.The attitudes and public behavior in America immediately after the end of the war have been given the label:
a.The “Red Scare,”
b.“Normalcy.”
c.The “Great Euphoria”
d.The “New World Order.”
9.One of the most important economic transformations in the years after World War I was:
a.The shift from industry’s reliance on railroads to reliance on the automobile.
b The shift in production from heavy industry to consumer goods and services.
c.The move from the Northeast and Midwest to the West Coast as the country’s industrial heartland.
d.A change from a more cooperative to a more adversarial relationship between government and business

10The Homestead Act, did all of the following except:
a. Provided land to every head of family who was a citizen or who intended to become a citizen.
b. Provided up to one hundred and eighty acres of public domain.
c. The Homesteaders were required to live for 5years on the land
d. After 6 months on the land, they could purchase it outright for one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.

11.The word reconstruction refers to
a.The political process by which the rebel states were to be restored to the union
b.All states were required to a constitutional convention to decide the rate of confederate
states
c.The confederate states were to decide the appropriate time for restoration to the union
d.The appropriate time for the emancipation of the slaves.

12.All of the following states were members of the confederacy EXCEPT
a. Virginia
b. Kansas
a.South Carolina
b.Florida

13.How many states that actually left the union and formed the confederacy
a.9
b.13
c.10
d. 11

14.Which was the last state to be readmitted into the union
a.Tennessee
b.North Carolina
c.Georgia
d.Alabama

15.All of the following were southern states that had agree to the Lincoln Plan, EXCEPT
a. Virginia
b.Tennessee
c.Arkansas
d.Louisiana16.

16. This Act in 1917, exempt met under twenty-one from the draft
a. Selective Service Act
b. The Sedition Act
c.The conscription Act
d. The War Intervention Act

17.In 1920, led by Roger Baldwin, this organization was formed to guard against a repetition of shameful chapter in American Judicial History
a.The workers Union
b.The American Freedom Union
c.The Industrial Workers of the World d The American
d. Civil Liberties Union

1) A, A large majority of American voters now favored it.
2) IDK.
3) A, Agreed to abstain from interfering in the internal affairs of the Caribbean nations
4) C, The Freedmen’s Bureau
5) A, Subsidies from Britain and France
6) A, A pragmatic list of specifics undergirding Wilson’s desire to mediate an end to the war
7) A, The vast majority of Americans came to opposed it
8) D, The “New World Order.”
9) IDK
10) D, After 6 months on the land, they could purchase it outright for one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
11) A, The political process by which the rebel states were to be restored to the union
12) B, Kansas
13) D, 11
14) A, Tennessee
15) D, Louisiana
16) A, Selective Service Act
17) D, Civil Liberties Union

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I Need Deffinitions for all of these?

January 3rd, 2012

Conditional Convention
Articles of the confederation
Federalist
Individualist
Revolutionary war
Bunker hill
Sara toga
Lexington/concord
Three fifth compromise
Constitution
Bill of rights
Electoral collage
The executive branch
Judaical branch
Legislative branch
Frederick douglass
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
Freedman"s bureau Jim crow laws
Great migration
Progressives
Upton sinclair
Meat inspection act/ Pure food &drug act
Suffrage
19th amendment
Labor unions
Laissez faire
A Monopoly

You are aware that your text book has a glossary in the back, correct?

If you don’t want to use that, then look it up on google or something to that affect.

Slacking off in high school will not get you anywhere, it’ll only make it 10 times harder when you hit college.

Good luck.

What are the main conventions of a comic?

December 30th, 2011

I’ve searched all over google but they keep giving me results about comic conventions and comic cons which isn’t even close to what I am looking for.

Here’s a little website that has information on all sorts of conventions. All I know about is Comic Con.

http://www.conventionscene.com/

How much does parking cost at the Los Angeles Convention Center?

December 27th, 2011

How much does parking $cost$ at the Los Angeles Convention Center, because I’m going to the L.A. auto show this weekend coming up, and I want to know is how much do they charge for all day parking. Like do the charge depending on what vehicle your driving, like SUV,CAR,OR TRUCK. Or do they charge the same for all vehicle classes. Can you tell me. 10 points (reward)
Hello, where’s everyone at? Not a single answer? come on,this question is not that hard to answer.

$12 http://www.laautoshow.com/Parking.html

Whats the best way to get from Long Beach Airport to the Anaheim Convention Center?

December 21st, 2011

I’m leaving tomorrow for Blizzcon, and I wanted to know what you thought was the easiest way to get from Long Beach, where we are landing, to the Convention Center in Anaheim. I’ve thought of a cab and a shuttle, I just can’t find any good shuttles with their schedules online. Thanks a lot!

As you can see, bus service will take you almost 3 hours. A shuttle will take about 30minutes.
Airport shuttles typically don’t have "schedules" in California. You can pre-arrange your arrival with the shuttle company and you will leave for your destination right away. You might have a small wait if someone else is arriving around the same time with the same destination.

Is there a place to buy a six pack of beer near the dallas convention center?

December 14th, 2011

I am going to be staying near the convention center in January 2012.

Try the bar across the street.