Oh I do (live here in the buckle of the bible belt)... but I don't really associate with people who tend to believe those things. Not purposely, we just don't travel in the same orbits or they are not talkative about their beliefs in those areas. I have a cousin who is a Southern Baptist minister and we have certain regular disagreements but I don't know him very well. So I know of them, but what I meant is the people I know well don't believe those things. The people I grew up around certainly did and the people I'm casually around certainly do. You should hear some of the things that get said in our classes.
Also, I'm an Episcopalian. So... you know.. there's that. Which is not to say there are not some very "conservative" Episcopalians, but generally it's a pretty big tent and there are lots of beliefs about these things. But generally the Anglican tradition takes reason pretty seriously. Even this great "schism" that was in the news so much lately over ordaining a homosexual bishop and having a woman as our presiding bishop was like... 2% of the church. Personally, I'm happy to have them gone. The church will go forward better without people like that. It can be dressed up better for ecumenical purposes but as far as I'm concerned a bigot is a bigot.
But even so.. I don't think what people believe matters terribly much. I'm only concerned with how people act. They can believe in Zeus for all I care.
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and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
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