When Christianity is forced on citizens by the state, faith becomes detached from the heart, and the gospel is prostituted. Another problem created by not separating church and state is that Christianity may be used for the political and personal agendas of those who espouse it

Baptists became known as champions for religious freedom

In the past 25 years, Baptists have lost credibility in the public arena

“We have the power, we have the wealth, and what’s more, we are now the majority; let’s impose our faith on the masses. We know it’s good for them. Furthermore, it’s our Christian duty.”

Baptist numbers are in decline as are the numbers of other denominations

They cannot seem to see that in lording their faith over the masses and forcing their religion upon those whose hearts are neither touched nor convicted by their in-your-face efforts, they are losing the reputation that Baptists championed — the reputation that Baptists care about the rights of all people, not just their own.