Steven Anderson - Revision history

Quidam65: provide better source for term

2026-04-26T22:16:22Z

provide better source for term

Quidam65 at 22:21, December 26, 2025

2025-12-26T22:21:40Z

Quidam65 at 23:24, April 24, 2024

2024-04-24T23:24:27Z

DMorris: Stopped clocks are right twice a day, and in this case the SPLC is correct

2024-03-23T23:24:33Z

Stopped clocks are right twice a day, and in this case the SPLC is correct

DMorris: He is a railer

2022-06-12T14:06:03Z

He is a railer

Mr. Nationalist: /* External links */This dude sounds pretty bigoted. I mean wanting others to die for their sins is wrong and hypocritical, especially considering the fact that all have sinned and Christ died so that we could escape death and have everlasting life.

2021-09-02T23:56:33Z

External links: This dude sounds pretty bigoted. I mean wanting others to die for their sins is wrong and hypocritical, especially considering the fact that all have sinned and Christ died so that we could escape death and have everlasting life.

DMorris: /* External links */ Removing dead link to deleted YouTube video, adding link to site explaining the difference between Anderson and traditional IFBs

2021-07-20T03:03:58Z

External links: Removing dead link to deleted YouTube video, adding link to site explaining the difference between Anderson and traditional IFBs

DMorris: He founded FWBC

2020-02-22T15:27:36Z

He founded FWBC

DMorris: Personally, I think there are reprobates, but only God knows who they are. It's not our job to determine this, it's our job to spread the good news to whoever will hear

2019-05-27T15:44:43Z

Personally, I think there are reprobates, but only God knows who they are. It's not our job to determine this, it's our job to spread the good news to whoever will hear

DavidB4: replacing category

2018-12-17T23:09:21Z

replacing category

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−	'''Steven L. Anderson''' is a railer<ref>https://~~www.dictionary~~.com/~~browse~~/~~rail~~</ref> and the founder and senior pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church, an alleged<ref>1 Corinthians 5:11</ref> [[Independent Baptist]] congregation in Tempe, [[Arizona]]. Anderson describes his style of preaching as "hard preaching," and he adopts a [[King James only]] position for his church as well as the usage of "classic hymns." The church describes itself as "an old-fashioned, independent, fundamental, King James Bible only, soul-winning Baptist church" on its website. Faithful Word Baptist Church believes in a post-tribulation return of Christ, which is different from most Baptist churches which believe in a pre-tribulation return.	+	'''Steven L. Anderson''' is a railer<ref>https://biblehub.com/topical/r/railer.htm</ref> and the founder and senior pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church, an alleged<ref>1 Corinthians 5:11</ref> [[Independent Baptist]] congregation in Tempe, [[Arizona]]. Anderson describes his style of preaching as "hard preaching," and he adopts a [[King James only]] position for his church as well as the usage of "classic hymns." The church describes itself as "an old-fashioned, independent, fundamental, King James Bible only, soul-winning Baptist church" on its website. Faithful Word Baptist Church believes in a post-tribulation return of Christ, which is different from most Baptist churches which believe in a pre-tribulation return.

	Anderson has garnered criticism by the [[mainstream media]] for his strong stance against [[homosexuality]], often calling the homosexuals "homos" in his sermons. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Anderson said that there were fifty fewer pedophiles walking around and claimed that all homosexuals were pedophiles. <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-hails-orlando-massacre-for-leaving-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world-video-8372346 Tempe Pastor Hails Orlando Massacre for Leaving '50 Less Pedophiles in This World']</ref> Anderson rejects the [[ex-gay]] movement because he believes homosexuals (even people who have engaged in homosexual sex only once) have been turned over to a "reprobate mind" and therefore cannot cease to be homosexual (a position which even the notorious [[Westboro Baptist Church]] rejects), and seeks instead to kill homosexuals under what Anderson describes as a "righteous government." It is important to note that while many Baptists believe that people can become reprobate as the Bible says so, not all interpret this in the extreme way that Stephen Anderson does. In a stopped clock moment, the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies Anderson's church as a hate group.		Anderson has garnered criticism by the [[mainstream media]] for his strong stance against [[homosexuality]], often calling the homosexuals "homos" in his sermons. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Anderson said that there were fifty fewer pedophiles walking around and claimed that all homosexuals were pedophiles. <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-hails-orlando-massacre-for-leaving-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world-video-8372346 Tempe Pastor Hails Orlando Massacre for Leaving '50 Less Pedophiles in This World']</ref> Anderson rejects the [[ex-gay]] movement because he believes homosexuals (even people who have engaged in homosexual sex only once) have been turned over to a "reprobate mind" and therefore cannot cease to be homosexual (a position which even the notorious [[Westboro Baptist Church]] rejects), and seeks instead to kill homosexuals under what Anderson describes as a "righteous government." It is important to note that while many Baptists believe that people can become reprobate as the Bible says so, not all interpret this in the extreme way that Stephen Anderson does. In a stopped clock moment, the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies Anderson's church as a hate group.

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 '''Steven L. Anderson''' is a railer<ref>https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rail</ref> and the founder and senior pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church, an alleged<ref>1 Corinthians 5:11</ref> [[Independent Baptist]] congregation in Tempe, [[Arizona]]. Anderson describes his style of preaching as "hard preaching," and he adopts a [[King James only]] position for his church as well as the usage of "classic hymns." The church describes itself as  "an old-fashioned, independent, fundamental, King James Bible only, soul-winning Baptist church" on its website. Faithful Word Baptist Church believes in a post-tribulation return of Christ, which is different from most Baptist churches which believe in a pre-tribulation return.
-Anderson has garnered criticism by the [[mainstream media]] for his strong stance against [[homosexuality]], often calling the homosexuals "homos" in his sermons. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Anderson said that there were fifty fewer pedophiles walking around and claimed that all homosexuals were pedophiles. <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-hails-orlando-massacre-for-leaving-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world-video-8372346 Tempe Pastor Hails Orlando Massacre for Leaving '50 Less Pedophiles in This World']</ref> Anderson rejects the [[ex-gay]] movement because he believes in a [[reprobate]] doctrine that homosexuals cannot cease to be homosexual because they have been turned over to a "reprobate mind" (a position which even the notorious [[Westboro Baptist Church]] rejects), and seeks instead to kill homosexuals under what Anderson describes as a "righteous government." It is important to note that while many Baptists believe that people can become reprobate as the Bible says so, not all interpret this in the extreme way that Stephen Anderson does. In a stopped clock moment, the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies Anderson's church as a hate group.
+Anderson has garnered criticism by the [[mainstream media]] for his strong stance against [[homosexuality]], often calling the homosexuals "homos" in his sermons. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Anderson said that there were fifty fewer pedophiles walking around and claimed that all homosexuals were pedophiles. <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-hails-orlando-massacre-for-leaving-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world-video-8372346 Tempe Pastor Hails Orlando Massacre for Leaving '50 Less Pedophiles in This World']</ref> Anderson rejects the [[ex-gay]] movement because he believes homosexuals (even people who have engaged in homosexual sex only once) have been turned over to a "reprobate mind" and therefore cannot cease to be homosexual (a position which even the notorious [[Westboro Baptist Church]] rejects), and seeks instead to kill homosexuals under what Anderson describes as a "righteous government." It is important to note that while many Baptists believe that people can become reprobate as the Bible says so, not all interpret this in the extreme way that Stephen Anderson does. In a stopped clock moment, the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies Anderson's church as a hate group.
 Anderson was also injured by border guards when they smashed the windows of his car when Anderson refused to leave his car for it to be searched per his [[Fourth Amendment]] rights <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/pastor-tased-and-beaten-at-checkpoint-plans-to-sue-admits-hes-been-resisting-at-checkpoints-for-months-6661889 Pastor Tased and "Beaten" at Checkpoint Plans to Sue; Admits He's Been Resisting at Checkpoints for Months]</ref>

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 '''Steven L. Anderson''' is a railer<ref>https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rail</ref> and the founder and senior pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church, an alleged<ref>1 Corinthians 5:11</ref> [[Independent Baptist]] congregation in Tempe, [[Arizona]]. Anderson describes his style of preaching as "hard preaching," and he adopts a [[King James only]] position for his church as well as the usage of "classic hymns." The church describes itself as  "an old-fashioned, independent, fundamental, King James Bible only, soul-winning Baptist church" on its website. Faithful Word Baptist Church believes in a post-tribulation return of Christ, which is different from most Baptist churches which believe in a pre-tribulation return.
-Anderson has garnered criticism by the [[mainstream media]] for his strong stance against [[homosexuality]], often calling the homosexuals "homos" in his sermons. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Anderson said that there were fifty fewer pedophiles walking around and claimed that all homosexuals were pedophiles. <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-hails-orlando-massacre-for-leaving-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world-video-8372346 Tempe Pastor Hails Orlando Massacre for Leaving '50 Less Pedophiles in This World']</ref> Anderson rejects the [[ex-gay]] movement because he believes in a [[reprobate]] doctrine that homosexuals cannot cease to be homosexual because they have been turned over to a "reprobate mind," and seeks instead to kill homosexuals under what Anderson describes as a "righteous government." It is important to note that while many Baptists believe that people can become reprobate as the Bible says so, not all interpret this in the extreme way that Stephen Anderson does. In a stopped clock moment, the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies Anderson's church as a hate group.
+Anderson has garnered criticism by the [[mainstream media]] for his strong stance against [[homosexuality]], often calling the homosexuals "homos" in his sermons. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Anderson said that there were fifty fewer pedophiles walking around and claimed that all homosexuals were pedophiles. <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-hails-orlando-massacre-for-leaving-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world-video-8372346 Tempe Pastor Hails Orlando Massacre for Leaving '50 Less Pedophiles in This World']</ref> Anderson rejects the [[ex-gay]] movement because he believes in a [[reprobate]] doctrine that homosexuals cannot cease to be homosexual because they have been turned over to a "reprobate mind" (a position which even the notorious [[Westboro Baptist Church]] rejects), and seeks instead to kill homosexuals under what Anderson describes as a "righteous government." It is important to note that while many Baptists believe that people can become reprobate as the Bible says so, not all interpret this in the extreme way that Stephen Anderson does. In a stopped clock moment, the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies Anderson's church as a hate group.
 Anderson was also injured by border guards when they smashed the windows of his car when Anderson refused to leave his car for it to be searched per his [[Fourth Amendment]] rights <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/pastor-tased-and-beaten-at-checkpoint-plans-to-sue-admits-hes-been-resisting-at-checkpoints-for-months-6661889 Pastor Tased and "Beaten" at Checkpoint Plans to Sue; Admits He's Been Resisting at Checkpoints for Months]</ref>

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 '''Steven L. Anderson''' is a railer<ref>https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rail</ref> and the founder and senior pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church, an alleged<ref>1 Corinthians 5:11</ref> [[Independent Baptist]] congregation in Tempe, [[Arizona]]. Anderson describes his style of preaching as "hard preaching," and he adopts a [[King James only]] position for his church as well as the usage of "classic hymns." The church describes itself as  "an old-fashioned, independent, fundamental, King James Bible only, soul-winning Baptist church" on its website. Faithful Word Baptist Church believes in a post-tribulation return of Christ, which is different from most Baptist churches which believe in a pre-tribulation return.
-Anderson has garnered criticism by the [[mainstream media]] for his strong stance against [[homosexuality]], often calling the homosexuals "homos" in his sermons. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Anderson said that there were fifty fewer pedophiles walking around and claimed that all homosexuals were pedophiles. <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-hails-orlando-massacre-for-leaving-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world-video-8372346 Tempe Pastor Hails Orlando Massacre for Leaving '50 Less Pedophiles in This World']</ref> Anderson rejects the [[ex-gay]] movement because he believes in a [[reprobate]] doctrine that homosexuals cannot cease to be homosexual because they have been turned over to a "reprobate mind," and seeks instead to kill homosexuals under what Anderson describes as a "righteous government." It is important to note that while many Baptists believe that people can become reprobate as the Bible says so, not all interpret this in the extreme way that Stephen Anderson does. The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies Anderson's church as a "hate group."
+Anderson has garnered criticism by the [[mainstream media]] for his strong stance against [[homosexuality]], often calling the homosexuals "homos" in his sermons. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Anderson said that there were fifty fewer pedophiles walking around and claimed that all homosexuals were pedophiles. <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-hails-orlando-massacre-for-leaving-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world-video-8372346 Tempe Pastor Hails Orlando Massacre for Leaving '50 Less Pedophiles in This World']</ref> Anderson rejects the [[ex-gay]] movement because he believes in a [[reprobate]] doctrine that homosexuals cannot cease to be homosexual because they have been turned over to a "reprobate mind," and seeks instead to kill homosexuals under what Anderson describes as a "righteous government." It is important to note that while many Baptists believe that people can become reprobate as the Bible says so, not all interpret this in the extreme way that Stephen Anderson does. In a stopped clock moment, the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies Anderson's church as a hate group.
 Anderson was also injured by border guards when they smashed the windows of his car when Anderson refused to leave his car for it to be searched per his [[Fourth Amendment]] rights <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/pastor-tased-and-beaten-at-checkpoint-plans-to-sue-admits-hes-been-resisting-at-checkpoints-for-months-6661889 Pastor Tased and "Beaten" at Checkpoint Plans to Sue; Admits He's Been Resisting at Checkpoints for Months]</ref>

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−	'''Steven L. Anderson''' is the founder and senior pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church, an [[Independent Baptist]] congregation in Tempe, [[Arizona]]. Anderson describes his style of preaching as "hard preaching," and he adopts a [[King James only]] position for his church as well as the usage of "classic hymns." The church describes itself as "an old-fashioned, independent, fundamental, King James Bible only, soul-winning Baptist church" on its website. Faithful Word Baptist Church believes in a post-tribulation return of Christ, which is different from most Baptist churches which believe in a pre-tribulation return.	+	'''Steven L. Anderson''' is a railer<ref>https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rail</ref> and the founder and senior pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church, an alleged<ref>1 Corinthians 5:11</ref> [[Independent Baptist]] congregation in Tempe, [[Arizona]]. Anderson describes his style of preaching as "hard preaching," and he adopts a [[King James only]] position for his church as well as the usage of "classic hymns." The church describes itself as "an old-fashioned, independent, fundamental, King James Bible only, soul-winning Baptist church" on its website. Faithful Word Baptist Church believes in a post-tribulation return of Christ, which is different from most Baptist churches which believe in a pre-tribulation return.

	Anderson has garnered criticism by the [[mainstream media]] for his strong stance against [[homosexuality]], often calling the homosexuals "homos" in his sermons. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Anderson said that there were fifty fewer pedophiles walking around and claimed that all homosexuals were pedophiles. <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-hails-orlando-massacre-for-leaving-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world-video-8372346 Tempe Pastor Hails Orlando Massacre for Leaving '50 Less Pedophiles in This World']</ref> Anderson rejects the [[ex-gay]] movement because he believes in a [[reprobate]] doctrine that homosexuals cannot cease to be homosexual because they have been turned over to a "reprobate mind," and seeks instead to kill homosexuals under what Anderson describes as a "righteous government." It is important to note that while many Baptists believe that people can become reprobate as the Bible says so, not all interpret this in the extreme way that Stephen Anderson does. The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies Anderson's church as a "hate group."		Anderson has garnered criticism by the [[mainstream media]] for his strong stance against [[homosexuality]], often calling the homosexuals "homos" in his sermons. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Anderson said that there were fifty fewer pedophiles walking around and claimed that all homosexuals were pedophiles. <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-hails-orlando-massacre-for-leaving-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world-video-8372346 Tempe Pastor Hails Orlando Massacre for Leaving '50 Less Pedophiles in This World']</ref> Anderson rejects the [[ex-gay]] movement because he believes in a [[reprobate]] doctrine that homosexuals cannot cease to be homosexual because they have been turned over to a "reprobate mind," and seeks instead to kill homosexuals under what Anderson describes as a "righteous government." It is important to note that while many Baptists believe that people can become reprobate as the Bible says so, not all interpret this in the extreme way that Stephen Anderson does. The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies Anderson's church as a "hate group."

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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org Official website of Faithful Word Baptist Church]
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw-6ToEcirE Professing Themselves to be Wise, film by Steven Anderson]
+*[https://newifb.info/ Blog by an Independent Baptist explaining the difference between Steven Anderson's doctrine and traditional IFB doctrines]
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−	'''Steven L. Anderson''' is the senior pastor at Faithful Word Baptist Church, an [[Independent Baptist]] congregation in Tempe, [[Arizona]]. Anderson describes his style of preaching as "hard preaching," and he adopts a [[King James only]] position for his church as well as the usage of "classic hymns." The church describes itself as "an old-fashioned, independent, fundamental, King James Bible only, soul-winning Baptist church" on its website. Faithful Word Baptist Church believes in a post-tribulation return of Christ, which is different from most Baptist churches which believe in a pre-tribulation return.	+	'''Steven L. Anderson''' is the founder and senior pastor of Faithful Word Baptist Church, an [[Independent Baptist]] congregation in Tempe, [[Arizona]]. Anderson describes his style of preaching as "hard preaching," and he adopts a [[King James only]] position for his church as well as the usage of "classic hymns." The church describes itself as "an old-fashioned, independent, fundamental, King James Bible only, soul-winning Baptist church" on its website. Faithful Word Baptist Church believes in a post-tribulation return of Christ, which is different from most Baptist churches which believe in a pre-tribulation return.

	Anderson has garnered criticism by the [[mainstream media]] for his strong stance against [[homosexuality]], often calling the homosexuals "homos" in his sermons. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Anderson said that there were fifty fewer pedophiles walking around and claimed that all homosexuals were pedophiles. <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-hails-orlando-massacre-for-leaving-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world-video-8372346 Tempe Pastor Hails Orlando Massacre for Leaving '50 Less Pedophiles in This World']</ref> Anderson rejects the [[ex-gay]] movement because he believes in a [[reprobate]] doctrine that homosexuals cannot cease to be homosexual because they have been turned over to a "reprobate mind," and seeks instead to kill homosexuals under what Anderson describes as a "righteous government." It is important to note that while many Baptists believe that people can become reprobate as the Bible says so, not all interpret this in the extreme way that Stephen Anderson does. The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies Anderson's church as a "hate group."		Anderson has garnered criticism by the [[mainstream media]] for his strong stance against [[homosexuality]], often calling the homosexuals "homos" in his sermons. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Anderson said that there were fifty fewer pedophiles walking around and claimed that all homosexuals were pedophiles. <ref>[http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-hails-orlando-massacre-for-leaving-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world-video-8372346 Tempe Pastor Hails Orlando Massacre for Leaving '50 Less Pedophiles in This World']</ref> Anderson rejects the [[ex-gay]] movement because he believes in a [[reprobate]] doctrine that homosexuals cannot cease to be homosexual because they have been turned over to a "reprobate mind," and seeks instead to kill homosexuals under what Anderson describes as a "righteous government." It is important to note that while many Baptists believe that people can become reprobate as the Bible says so, not all interpret this in the extreme way that Stephen Anderson does. The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies Anderson's church as a "hate group."

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