Outside of the SBC, Baptist churches are independently run. They are ALL over the place theologically. Some are borderline liberal like Lutheran, and others are right wing nut jobs like Westboro or the snake handler churches. As a result, they tend to get a lot of hate because there's no homogeneous platform for the church to follow or be held to. It also doesn't help that many are hyper literal in scripture reading, leading to young earth views, or crazy views on speaking in tounges, handling snakes, the role of a pastor, etc.
The one I went to as a kid was simply a money pit. They had like a gym, a basketball court, an ampitheatre (sanctuary), many acres in town, and they were supported several very wealthy people.
It's basically a baldurs Gate 2 shadows of amn wild mage playthrough
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