Christianity --Youth Issues/baptist and catholic

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Expert: - 4/9/2011


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are baptist are now allowed to get into relationship with other religion like catholic?

Answer
There are many, many, different variations of baptist church - there is no one central baptist organization for the whole world (unlike, for example, the United Methodist Church).

The answer to your quesion would have to be answered by your local baptist church.  I would suggest talking to your pastor.  I don't think there would be any issues about relationships, but were it to develop into a marriage relationship, the Roman Catholic church would almost ALWAYS insist upon the baptist spouse to at least consider becoming Catholic, and depeneding upon the Baptist church, it might insist on the opposite.


I married a Catholic in 1969, considered becoming Catholic, but refused, and now we're both United Methodist.


Good luck.

blessings,

carl

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Carl Fuglein

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I can answer questions from teens & young adults concerning their faith walk and on social issues which affect their lives. I can answer questions on sex, homosexuality, and drugs and anything else that might be troubling you. After 30 years in youth ministry, nothing shocks me, and I promise to give straight answers to any and all questions. I can also answer questions from youth workers on problems they`re having with programming or with their groups.

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I have been involved in youth and young adult ministries as a volunteer for over 30 years. I am currently a volunteer youth minister in a suburban UM church - I have a small group of 7th and 8th graders.

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United Methodist Church, Chrysalis, Walk to Emmaus, Cursillo

Education/Credentials
Several training seminars, 8 years at National Youth Workers Convention, 1 year at Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry

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Certified lay speaker for UM Church

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