Reply #35: "Christian" is a broad word [View All]

[Dorian Gray]

and it is just a word, afterall. I think that people relate as Christians both on a theological level or on a cultural level. There are many "Cultural" Catholics. Though their theology doesn't necessarily match the Catholic Church, they identify as Catholics. (The same is true of any other religion, but I am using R. Catholicism because it's what I know.)

I wouldn't presume to declare that somebody wasn't a Catholic for any reason, nor would I do so with anybody claiming to be a Christian. I may discuss the theological issues, debate them even. I do personally believe that it is difficult to be a practicing Christian (whether Catholic, Born-Again, Lutheran, Methodist, etc.) without believing in the resurrection. But, I'm not the arbiter of vocabulary, and people identify as many different things which may seem not to make sense.

And, on a final note, it's definitely impossible to know what exactly is in another person's heart/brain/soul. To presume, even in the course of discussion, is ridiculous. Hence my unwillingness to ever classify someone outside of a category that they claim they belong in.