RE: Bare minimum for belief in Christianity.
May 6, 2018 at 11:49 am
(This post was last modified: May 6, 2018 at 11:51 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Our self descriptions aren;t always accurate - that holds across the board....but I do think that if we're going to intelligibly discuss some specific x then a minimum standard of description in language applies.
We refer to people like that as "culturally christian" or "culturally muslim" to distinguish between that known and observed state of being and the other. I;m as much of a christian as that muslim is a muslim....and that observation right there is instructive.
A person can call themselves anything they want, but if they want to label themselves christians in a discusion about christianity...they;re going to need to believe in christ. The same goes for whatever irreplaceable character exists in any other magic book.
We refer to people like that as "culturally christian" or "culturally muslim" to distinguish between that known and observed state of being and the other. I;m as much of a christian as that muslim is a muslim....and that observation right there is instructive.
A person can call themselves anything they want, but if they want to label themselves christians in a discusion about christianity...they;re going to need to believe in christ. The same goes for whatever irreplaceable character exists in any other magic book.
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