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They tend to be highly conservative in lifestyles, shunning alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs, along with movies and television.  Dress is highly conservative: women are discouraged from wearing pantsuits, and it is extremely rare for the pastor not to wear a coat and tie while preaching.  [[Homeschooling]] is quite prevalent among IFB's; where a family sends their children to a private school it is almost always one sponsored by an IFB congregation.

They tend to be highly conservative in lifestyles, shunning alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs, along with movies and television.  Dress is highly conservative: women are discouraged from wearing pantsuits, and it is extremely rare for the pastor not to wear a coat and tie while preaching.  [[Homeschooling]] is quite prevalent among IFB's; where a family sends their children to a private school it is almost always one sponsored by an IFB congregation.

A key characteristic of IFB churches is their general adherence to the [[King James only]] position on the Bible; a significant number specifically state in their official doctrinal statements that no other translation will be used in their teaching.  Others may allow the use of alternate translations but only to show how they differ from the KJV and why they consider the KJV the correct translation.  Only a very few do not hold to the KJV only position.  There are differences to the level of KJV only held: a significant number hold to the [[Peter Ruckman]] "advanced revelation" view of KJV only but the majority reject this.

A key characteristic of IFB churches is their general adherence to the [[King James only]] position on the Bible; a significant number specifically state in their official doctrinal statements that no other translation will be used in their teaching.  Others may allow the use of alternate translations but only to show how they differ from the KJV and why they consider the KJV the correct translation.  Only a very few do not hold to the KJV only position.  There are differences to the level of KJV only held: some (small in number, but highly vocal on internet and other social media platforms) hold to the [[Peter Ruckman]] "advanced revelation" view of KJV only but this is not the majority position.

==Notable Independent Baptists==

==Notable Independent Baptists==