Ronn Blankenship wrote: > > I'm still looking for a rigorous definition of the term "Christian" as it > is being used in this discussion, i.e., a definition such that, if person > "A" matches all parts of the definition, he or she is a "Christian" for > purposes of this discussion, whereas if person "B" fails to match any part > of the definition, he or she is a "non-Christian". > It can't be done. Lots of people call themselves "Christians", even when they have beliefs that are radically different from other Christians. For example, Spiritists [followers of Allan Kardec] call themselves Christians, and even claim to follow the Bible, with a different interpretation of almost everything Jesus said. Even Umbandists - a mixup of Catholicism, Islamism, Spiristism, African religions that seem similar to the "Santeria", and Native Brazilian cults, call themselves "Christians" - some of their clerics even talk in the name of Jesus, when they incorporate the spirit of "Oxala'" [spelt like Oshallah - maybe it's an arab word]
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