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MineralMan

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3. Yes. If someone claims to be a Christian, who am I to naysay.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 10:50 AM

Jan 2019

If that person turns out to be an asshole, then i will point out that the person is a self-defined Christian asshole. Or, I might use sarcasm to make the same point.

As a non-Christian, I have no choice but to accept people's own labels as Christians. However, I can use various adjectives to describe them, I think.

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South Carolina foster care providers can reject based on religion [View all] trotsky Jan 2019 OP

Oh, my. A nice Christian organization... MineralMan Jan 2019 #1

They are certainly Christian according to their definition. trotsky Jan 2019 #2

Yes. If someone claims to be a Christian, who am I to naysay. MineralMan Jan 2019 #3

Oh absolutely. trotsky Jan 2019 #6

Yes. Of late, though, that DUer appears to be taking up the cause of Islam. MineralMan Jan 2019 #7

Funny you should mention the Beatles... Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #10

Now that you mention it, it does, indeed. MineralMan Jan 2019 #13

"Self-defined Christian" is a redundant phrase. Mariana Jan 2019 #12

Religious fascination with adoption is rarely just about the welfare of the children. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #4

Yes, that's very true. Indoctrination of children is an important MineralMan Jan 2019 #5

Yep... NeoGreen Jan 2019 #8

I am reminded of this scene from "The Blues Brothers" MineralMan Jan 2019 #9

Republicans are always looking for ways to funnel taxpayer money to religious organizations Major Nikon Jan 2019 #11