I've read that the Southern Baptist Convention Baptists are the only protestant denomination that doesn't ban Freemasons fron joining their church or holding any office. Any comments?
After living in the Deep South for some 15 years and coming down here I would have to say I noticed that the S Baptists churches are really big (10,000-30,000 members) and it is VERY common that people only do business with other S Baptist (or lie that you are one so you can get their business), and 2 the Good Ole Boy club is often two things Southern & S Baptist.
It is definitely different than the Northern Baptists that I grew up around. I have been told by a local whose Grandpa was both S Baptist and Freeman that many members of the KKK became Freemans because they had more protection from being prosecuted for their evils deeds back in the 50s so most of the KKK became masons to avoid legal problems. That's all just observation and word of mouth.