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Mariana

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8. There is no definition of what makes someone a Christian.

Reply to Still In Wisconsin (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2019, 06:46 PM

Jul 2019

There are 1000's of denominations of Christianity. There are also countless "nondenominational" and "independent" churches, plus who knows how many millions of individual practitioners with their own unique interpretations. Every one of them is convinced that they are right, and that everyone else is doing it wrong.

So, the only thing we can say for sure is that every Christian includes themselves in their definition of Christian. Many of them conveniently further define it so as to exclude anyone they're embarrassed to be associated with (like Trump, or your in-laws). Since we can't read anyone's mind, I think it's best to take people at their word. If they say they're Christians, they're Christians.

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I, as a Jewish guy, have a question about Christianity or, more specifically, fundamentalist [View all] Still In Wisconsin Jul 2019 OP

Ah, the No True Scotsman Fallacy. maxsolomon Jul 2019 #1

I'm not a Christian, not an atheist either, but to me personally and I get the impression a lot of ck4829 Jul 2019 #2

+1. yonder Jul 2019 #13

... Blue_true Jul 2019 #3

Well. It may be useful to know that certain fundamentalist Xtians have very bizarre ideas. alphafemale Jul 2019 #4

The Nazi's were following Martin Luther's recommendations jberryhill Jul 2019 #10

Von den Juden und iren Lugen Celerity Jul 2019 #21

Yep. That's Christianity for you jberryhill Jul 2019 #23

Even within evangelical or fundamentalist Christianity, there's a wide variety of beliefs, biases, WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #5

My experience with fundamentalist Christians roody Jul 2019 #6

check out the works of Chrissy Stroop MrsMatt Jul 2019 #7

There is no definition of what makes someone a Christian. Mariana Jul 2019 #8

Good luck jberryhill Jul 2019 #9

Does your politics inform your faith or your faith inform your politics. Thomas Hurt Jul 2019 #11

Many who claim to be Christians are not followers of Jesus or his teachings. elocs Jul 2019 #12

Right! As for others, many have always worn religious labels (sincerely!) Hortensis Jul 2019 #14

Here is the thing... Caliman73 Jul 2019 #15

My $0.02 gratuitous Jul 2019 #16

Who's to say the Trumpers aren't the Real Christians.... SidDithers Jul 2019 #17

Political Christians rather than Christians of faith. keithbvadu2 Jul 2019 #18

Chreaster Catholic here... let me answer your question SIW. harumph Jul 2019 #19

A simple definition of who is a Christian from the song elocs Jul 2019 #20

I wonder if the Jews should have a copyright on their Bible? LiberalFighter Jul 2019 #22

Okay, here's the deal. Christianity did not age well. It's possible to access the original movement Karadeniz Jul 2019 #24