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12. "Self-defined Christian" is a redundant phrase.

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:19 PM

Jan 2019

All Christians are self-defined. It is sufficient, I think, to say that such a person is a Christian asshole.

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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

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

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