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Llyricist beat me to it....but I guess that's why they call them Christian sects. I understand Nom too. If he meditates and does yoga, does this make him a Buddist?
It seems to me that when someone says he takes certain passages out of the bible because he thinks they are good...a good way to live for example, but yet shuns the divine aspects of it, he can't really call himself a Christian of any sect. All he can say is "I live by certain Christian aspects". The same could be said for any person who adopts few certain beliefs or actions of the Cherokee nation. He may live to protect his resources on earth. He may even find certain sayings good to live by, but he is not a Cherokee nor is he observing the Cherokee belief system, only aspects of it. The term 'Christian' is almost always used as a 'lump sum' term...meaning all Christian. I reckon that can't be helped unless the term can be further defined into the particular sects while debating. Just one more thing we have to muddle through in our search for the truth... |
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Gawen and Llyricist beat me to it . I'd just add that Tristan is right that an individual can define his or her religion -- but if you're going to identify with a particular group (Christian, Moslem, Hindu, Jewish, etc.), a point comes where you can redefine no further and still remain part of that group. The Unitarians are actually a perfect example. See http://www.uufhc.net/s021117.html Here's an excerpt:
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Enough already!!
Does not the wide diversity of the beliefs of those who call themselves Xtians demonstrate the futility of finding a single definition of the word Christian? Why then all the energy spent here trying to attach LABELS to people? It can only be so that one can apply a "one size fits all" response...well, that prospect is just as futile as the search to find a label is.
This has drifted a long way from the OP. |
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