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ERE ID
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10734
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URL of title group
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https://veritybaptist.com/
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Stated purpose
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"Independent, fundamental, soul-winning, King James Version Bible-only Baptist Church in Sacramento, CA...
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Parent organization URL
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Fundamental Baptist
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Social Media Accounts
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Verity Baptist Church Instagram
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Date established
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September 5, 2010
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Membership
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About 200 in attendance, according to Facebook
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Research note
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"Soul winning is when we go out into the community, we knock doors, invite people to church and present the gospel to anyone who is interested..." (seems to be open to interested outsiders)
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From SPLC hate map
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Location
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Sacramento, CA
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Publications about the group
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N/A
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Perceived enemies
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They're against birth control, adultery, homosexuality, pornography and promiscuity, governments (on the basis that the Kingdom is the true authority and that powerful men are backed by the Devil), the theory of evolution, and racism.
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Key URLs about the group -- not by the group
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https://veritybaptist.com/soul-winning-times/ https://www.facebook.com/Verity-Baptist-Church-116877921704113/, https://www.instagram.com/veritybaptist/, https://www.veritybaptist.com/whatwebelieve.html, https://veritybaptist.com/make-america-straight-again/, https://veritybaptist.com/creation-vs-evolution-part-6-the-evils-of-evolution/, https://veritybaptist.com/mixing-politics-and-religion-the-real-grassroots-movement-part-6/, https://veritybaptist.com/mixing-politics-and-religion-the-rulers-of-the-darkness-of-this-world-part-5/
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Outsider views of the group
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"So you say, why have we spent the last 6 weeks on the subject of Creation vs. Evolution, because we’re in a spiritual warfare. This is one of the wiles that Satan is using to deceive people." (From the Evils of Evolution")
"Evolution is produced and has been produced to foster this idea of racism....And today you would say well racism is almost done away with in America. But look. It’s not. And part of it is still being fostered by the media and the government. Do you understand that the media and government has an agenda to keep us in classes. They have an agenda to make the white man look a certain way and the black man to look a certain way and the brown man." (From the Evils of Evolution)
"And it’s become sad to me as I realize the state of our country. If we could get these so-called conservative Christians to actually get right with God and get as excited about the Lord Jesus Christ as they are Donald Trump, we might actually do something in this country." (From Politics and Religion)
This world is under the control of the Devil and his demons and I’ll prove that to you." (From World of Darkness)
And let me tell you something, this is something that the Supreme Court is doing today. They choose to forsake the law in order to praise the wicked." (From Politics and Religion)
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Dehumanizing speech by group
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"We believe that sodomy (homosexuality) is a sin and an abomination before God which God punishes with the death penalty." (Source)
"We believe that abortion is murder and oppose all forms of birth control that end life after conception (fertilization).(Source)
"And here’s what you need to understand. There are certain sins that are not normal sins. Look, normal people do not desire these unnatural sins. And in fact, it’s not just homosexuality. It’s not just the sin of sodomy. You can go back to Leviticus 18, and we will. You can go back to Leviticus 18 and you can look at different sins that are mentioned there. That are abominations. And you can look at sins like incest and sodomy and beastiality. We throw in there pedophilia...These people are predators. They are rapists. These people are given over to a conscience seared mind. And they will hurt you. They will hurt your children. " (From Make America Straight Again Conference transcript)
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