@CinnamonGirlE Maybe they read the bible? Jesus Himself makes it pretty clear:
"By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit."
People know the difference between bread and stone. They know the difference between a fish and a serpent. And they know the difference between love and hate.
@CinnamonGirlE ...and that's not how baptist churches work anyway. The pastor isn't a Pope or a King. He doesn't tell people to get out.
The pastor isn't the church. The congregation is the church. The pastor meets the needs of the congregation, or he gets the boot.
I've seen a lot of pastors get the boot.