Why I am still a Christian.

[CaseyTheAthie]

I find this part really interesting. Do you not have a right to declare yourself any of these?

Of course I do. I know I am a Christian and a pretty devout one too considering my service to the church since I was 5. But some people think I'm not. So, I'm saying, faced with such a dispute, the Church is the best arbiter of these things. Of course ultimately, it's still for the CHurch to decide who is a Christian. Someone can call himself a Christian but the Church doesn't accept it, he's NOT.

That last part doesn't sound fair though, especially when you say religion is a personal matter....