this is stuff my old private school run by a church (with the pastor as principle too) did. they said they were Missionary Baptists, but i live where there are a LOT of Baptists, and i’ve never heard of any of them being like this. i was only there for 2 years but this is what i know-
once you’re saved, you’re saved forever.
pre-planned prayers are staged and not as accepted as emotional bursts.
they don’t speak in tongues, but the success of a sermon is measured in the number of people screaming and crying, basically. it’s supposed to be tears of joy. if many people are doing that and you don’t, they don’t believe you’re saved.
their sermons have lots of running around and screaming. they usually sound like angry auctioneers.
for men-
you can’t have facial hair.
you can’t wear shorts.
no pastors can wear short sleeves, and it’s pretty understood that most adults don’t.
i’m pretty sure you can’t wear sandals.
your hair can’t be longer than about 3 inches.
for women-
you can’t wear pants or skirts above your knee. anything above mid-shin is iffy.
you can’t wear tank tops or any even kinda low-ish necklines.
you can’t wear much makeup.
you can cut your hair, but anything above your shoulders will at Least get you gossiped abuot. you can’t have a pixie haircut.
you can’t have more piercings than double piercings on your ears.
if you look too feminine they think that’s slutty or something, but if you look too bland they think that’s masculine. they’re picky with that.
none of these are just school rules or anything, it’s just for everybody in the church and a few churches they’re affiliated with. is that really still Baptist?