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the Radio Star · 10-08-2007, 01:29 PM

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McChristian
1. A Christian who bases her beliefs upon what her church or family taught her and never seriously questions or reflects on her beliefs.
2. A Christian who strives to believe exactly the same things as other Christians she identifies with.

So all "McCristians" are females?

That's a grammar issue about avoiding sexist language. The only three solutions are to a) use his/her in every sentence. Get's old really fast. b) use female pronouns or c) use they and their for the singular person, which I consider bad grammar. That's a topic for another thread.

the Radio Star · 10-08-2007, 01:30 PM

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I don't think #2 is necessarily a bad thing. If I wanted to be a Christian, I would have to get over my skepticism towards the Trinity and a variety of other things. But the process of overcoming the self to identify with something greater needn't be a bad thing.

So if a Christian thinks that only Creationists can be Christians and stives to be the biggest honkin' Creationist out there, it isn't a bad thing?

Karalora · 10-09-2007, 08:37 AM

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I think it's especially true in our culture with the evangelists turning out the mass produced religion (Creationism, born-again, Republican equals Christian, right-wing bullcrap, the power of Jesus's name, ect). But yes, there are probably a lot of McMuslims in Islamic countries. I don't know enough about Hindus, Buddhists, or tribal religions to make claims about those, though.

We Neo-Pagans have been referring to our own posers as McWiccans for years.

xunzian · 10-09-2007, 08:43 AM

Note the qualifier.

Wolfie · 10-09-2007, 10:48 AM

Does that mean that I'm an O'Jedi?

BTW - do you want fries with that? - and is it to go?

Her pinkness saves · 10-09-2007, 10:58 AM

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Yep. People can blindly follow any belief.

Mcbelief just doesn't have that ring to it though.

steamer · 10-09-2007, 08:50 PM

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We Neo-Pagans have been referring to our own posers as McWiccans for years.

I always thought "Fluff bunny" Wiccans was a nice linguistic contribution. Most Christians are of the fluff-bunny variety.

steamer · 10-09-2007, 08:52 PM

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Mcbelief just doesn't have that ring to it though.

I like it, but it would no doubt be tastier if it had bacon on it.

seebs · 10-09-2007, 09:05 PM

McGod is the God of both Coke and Pepsi.

Which is to say, fafblog beat you to it by years.

Hamlet · 10-09-2007, 10:43 PM

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So all "McCristians" are females?

That's a grammar issue about avoiding sexist language. The only three solutions are to a) use his/her in every sentence. Get's old really fast. b) use female pronouns or c) use they and their for the singular person, which I consider bad grammar. That's a topic for another thread.

What about d) use male pronouns? Why is that not one of the solutions? And by the way, I think you should start a thread on it. (If you don't, I might have to actually start a thread, and that's almost unheard of.) It would be an interesting topic. I have never understood why almost everyone automatically assumes that it is sexist to use the male pronoun as the stock pronoun when you need the singular.

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10-09-2007, 08:43 AM	#14
xunzian Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,691	Note the qualifier.

10-09-2007, 10:48 AM	#15
Wolfie Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Wolf Pit, England, old chap, what? Posts: 1,627	Does that mean that I'm an O'Jedi? BTW - do you want fries with that? - and is it to go?

10-09-2007, 09:05 PM	#19
seebs Contributor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 24,524	McGod is the God of both Coke and Pepsi. Which is to say, fafblog beat you to it by years.

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