Michael - there are Presbyterians that practice credobaptism. Baptism alone is not the only distinctive of Baptist churches.
Baptist churches in America do have conferences and associations, but they have no ecclesiastical authority. There may be some smaller Baptist denominations that hold sway over member churches, but that would be a distinct minority among Baptists.
The 1689 London Baptist Confession lacks ecclesiastical authority. Our Presbyterian brethren recognize the Westminster Confession of Faith as an authoritative document. Individual Baptist churches may view the 1689 LBC similarly, but their is no ecclesiastical body that enforces the 1689 LBC.
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independancy is a sin of individualism and lone rangerism and is contrary to the Word of God.
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Allow me to be charitable. Perhaps you do believe Baptist churches are true churches. But doesn't it strike you as contradictory that a true church exists in a state of constant and willful sin?