I went to a super conservative independent baptist church and school. A few things unique to them. Everything and every form of entertainment is "worldly" and forbidden. This includes going to movie theaters (although watching movies on TV is generally OK). Any movies not rated PG or at the most PG 13 are frowned upon. You're expected to be in every service unless you're dying of sickness. That includes Sunday school, sunday morning, sunday night, wednesday night, extra "revival" services and tuesday night visitation or calling and saturday morning activities such as "soul winning", bus calling etc (basically make unannounced visits at people's homes to try to either get them to ride the church bus or get them to say a sinners prayer). Ridiculously modest clothing standards - the longer the dress the better on women. Ankle length is best. If you're a man you better wear your best suit to church. All shorts and stuff had to be knee length both guys and girls. No music except super conservative christian music and classical music. Like piano music only. CCM and christian rock were basically a no go and preached against. No physical contact between unmarried men and women not even hand holding. And oh yeah the pastors word was final on everything. He would personally check if you tithed and stuff. A lot of yelling and screaming about evils during sermons. Alter calls to make sure if you were in sin you were getting it right. Kids pressured into going into unaccredited bible colleges where they could either be a pastor, youth pastor, or teacher if a girl. Like this place was almost a jail. I reject over 90 percent of that stuff today, but ironically they were good at reading and studying their bibles, they just misapplied stuff and made up rules.
Yeah I frequently rant against extra biblical rules and regulations. I have zero time for that.
