Typical theists versus typical atheists

[vorlon13]

Yes, and by me telling somebody I am an atheist it's often funny to see the many things they will then assume about me and my other beliefs. My atheism jut tells you I don't believe in gods, it doesn't tell you squat about anything else I believe, disbelieve or my worldview or any ideology I may or may not hold. That all requires a whole host of further discussion the is too often assumed.

But when somebody say, tells me they are  Christian, I am quite happy to take them at their word and discuss beliefs, the funny times is when you meet another one who tells you that what the first one had said means they are not a really a Christian. Does anybody have a reliable "Credible Member of their Faith" detector?

Nope. The definition of Christian is clearly fluid. And that fluidity seems to be specifically so they can label other people as "not really Christian"


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TheBeardedDude

and it works both ways.

Someone clearly not or un Christian by a vast overwhelming majority view of folks in the US in the 1960s is now the standard bearer for Christianity in 2017.

And ENORMOUS sea change just in my lifetime.  Only other religion I can think of with that 180 degrees of flexibility would be Mormonism.