What is a Buzzard Baptist?
A “buzzard Baptist” is someone who identifies as a member of the Baptist faith, but only attends funerals, not regular religious services. Some members of many other religious denominations could also be considered “buzzards,” but Baptists are particularly famous for coining entertaining terms to describe their approach to religion, so the idea is most closely associated with the Baptist community. A typical buzzard Baptist knows where the church is, and is certainly aware of when religious services are held, but chooses only to attend funerals to mark the passing of community members. He or she typically also refrains from engaging in church activities like socials, fund raising events, and so forth, and could be considered a less active member of the congregation. Funerals are an important part of life, so if one is only going to pick one type of religious service to attend, the logic in focusing on funerals is understandable. Funerals also tend to draw out more members of the commun
