(August 2, 2010 at 9:18 am)tavarish Wrote: Who decides what Christianity is? How many Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses consider themselves a denomination of Christianity? Does that make it valid, or is it the kind of thing that sticks to the group that claims it first?
Doesn't the word "Christian" mean "follower of Christ"? If you follow the teachings of Christ (whatever you think those are), doesn't that make you a "Christian"?
Btw, I once knew a guy who considered himself an "atheist Christian". He didn't buy into any of the supernatural stuff but still valued the "teachings of Jesus". Personally, I don't see how that's possible, given how intertwined the supernatural is with his teachings and there are far better moral teachers that you can draw inspiration from but there you go.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
