I think most Baptists also live in mortal fear that they will be damned for eternity if they don't keep constantly reasserting their absolute faith and devotion to JC (as if God were susceptible to emotional blackmail...), plus they have the general impression that virtually everyone else out there is damned for eternity.

Nice comforting philosophy, isn't it?

I think we have gone into thread creep, folks...

- LH