Does Jimmy believe anything in the Bible? I visited his home in Plains GA a few weeks ago and viewed his Baptist beginnings. Supposedly he still sweeps up around his church. Does being a democrat automatically make you an apostate?
Until 2000 Carter was a Southern Baptist, he has since left them.
Carter left his original church denomination, 15 years ago.
Jimmy Carter Leaves Southern Baptists
ABC Oct. 20, 2000
Former President Carter, a longtime Sunday school teacher, is walking away from the Southern Baptists because of the church’s stance on equality for women.
In an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published today, Carter says Southern Baptist leaders reading the Bible out of context led to the adoption of increasingly “rigid” views.
“I’m familiar with the verses they have quoted about wives being subjugated to their husbands,” he told the paper. “In my opinion, this is a distortion of the meaning of Scripture. … I personally feel the Bible says all people are equal in the eyes of God. I personally feel that women should play an absolutely equal role in service of Christ in the church.”
Southern Baptists are the United States’ largest Protestant denomination, with 15.9 million members.