(August 8, 2014 at 1:51 pm)orangebox21 Wrote: First, the burden of proof is with the OP to prove p is a Christian. This qualifier of p has been assumed in the premise but not argued for. How do we know p is a Christian? If p is in fact not a Christian, then there is no fallacy in the response.
I'm comfortable taking Christian P's word for it. If they tell me that they believe in Christ as a redeemer and son of their god, that's good enough for me.
They may not act as a Christian ought to, but that does not make them not Christian, and more than me occasionally saying "goddamnit" makes me not an atheist.