About Baptists, there is that big question — how do you define yourselfs? I mean, some Baptists have told me on this forum that they don’t recite or believe in the Nicene Creed, which I consider a fundamental statement of belief. I don’t know if that’s true or not though
I know it's difficult for those that are a part of a centralized authority structure. We are organized like the early Christian churches at the end of the Apostolic era. Our churches are independent, leadership is picked from within the congregation and our pastors are not elevated in stature. Baptist churches group together in voluntary associations, but these associations do not run our churches.
The distincives for us are we believe in the 2 ordinances set forth in Scripture, Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Our rule of faith is Scripture. We are like other Evangelical churches and only consider creeds and councils if they are consistent with Scripture.
I mean, some Baptists have told me on this forum that they don’t recite or believe in the Nicene Creed, which I consider a fundamental statement of belief.
I haven't run into this, but due to our decentralized structure I'm not surprised. The only reason I can think there would be any opposition to it would be the word catholic. Unfortunately, the word has been redefined over time to mean your Roman church instead of universal which was the original intent.