Baptists
- Julie Galambush, a former American Baptist Minister, she converted to Judaism.
- Ahuva Gray – former Baptist minister, who converted to Orthodox Judaism.
- Keith Ham (a.k.a. Swami Kirtanananda; 1937–) – The son of a fundamentalist Baptist pastor, Ham met ISKCON founding guru A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in New York City in 1966. After Prabhupada's death, Ham assumed leadership of ISKCON, claiming to be the sole successor to Prabhupada. He was later expelled after various criminal charges were brought against him.
- Carolivia Herron, author – Convert to Judaism.
- H.P. Lovecraft, fantasy-horror writer who rejected the practice as a teenager, and became an atheist.
- Gene Roddenberry – Television producer and creator of Star Trek. Raised Southern Baptist, denounced his former faith and became a secular humanist.
- Thomas Roper, an ex-Baptist minister, he converted to Orthodox Judaism.
- Andre Tippett, NFL player, who converted to Judaism.
Read more about this topic: List Of Former Protestants
Famous quotes containing the word baptists:
“[T]he Congregational minister in a neighboring town definitely stated that ‘the same spirit which drove the herd of swine into the sea drove the Baptists into the water, and that they were hurried along by the devil until the rite was performed.’”
—For the State of Vermont, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)