Talk:American Baptist Association
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There are a lot of terms in this article which either needs explanatation or cross-referencing. Alternatively it may be considered as an "insider article". Bad thing for an encyclopedia (from Germany).
As with most articles on Wikipedia, this one is still being developed. Perhaps you can give us some ideas on what needs explaining. Thanks. - Rlvaughn 02:55, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I think a couple of things in the recent edit by 209.174.80.79 are not good for the article. I removed this part - "They reject the recent mildly Calvinistic movement which had split the ABA in the mid 20th Century. The Calvinistic movement holds that total depravity and eternal security are in conjunction with general atonement." It makes no sense, in light of the fact that the 1950 split had nothing to do with Calvinism, and in light of the fact that ABA churches almost "to the man" hold total depravity and eternal security in conjunction with a belief in a general atonement. I left "They reject Calvinism", and moved it to the paragraph on beliefs. The other problem I will leave and give someone a chance to establish their reasoning. References to northern and midwestern churches in the beginning of the formation of the American Baptist Association seem to be an effort to "nationalize" the movement's origins. It's beginnings did include a few churches outside the area of its greatest strength, but that does not change the historical fact that it was formed by churches mostly in the old southwest - and especially Texas and Arkansas. Does the "editor" or anyone else have any documentation of these "northern and midwestern" churches starting the ABA? - Rlvaughn 03:23, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
