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Baptist: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (6490 words) |
 | Baptists emphasize that the remembrance is symbolic of Christ's body and reject literal views of communion such as transubstantiation and consubstantiation held by other Christian groups based on their interpretation of John 6. |
 | Baptists who were imprisoned or died for their beliefs have played an important role in the historical struggle for freedom of religion and separation of church and state in England, the United States, and other countries. |
 | Baptist comes from the Greek word βαπτιστής (baptistés, "baptist", used to describe John the Baptist), which is related to the verb βαπτίζω (baptízo, "to baptize, wash, dip, immerse"), and the Latin baptista, and is in direct connection to "the baptizer", John the Baptist. |
| Baptist Conference of the Philippines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (116 words) |
 | The Baptist Conference of the Philippines is an association of Baptist churches in the Philippines that is affiliated with the Baptist General Conference. |
 | The Cebu Baptist Association was formed in 1954, and became the Baptist Conference of the Philippines in the 1960s. |
 | In 1995, the Conference had 10,315 members in 172 churches. |