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marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
44. You are the Christian, not me. You are apparently the only Christian in history
Sat Apr 13, 2019, 09:41 PM
Apr 2019

who doesn't know who else is a Christian, has no definition of Christianity, has only a deist conception of God, holds no doctrines, denies that anything any Christian does has anything to with Christianity, takes no part of Bible literally except for the two most innocuous and generic verses in the entire book, cannot answer any questions about his faith but constantly claims to have already answered them, and behaves as if an eye for eye is always true but turn the other cheek is always false.

Now, I realize I may be wrong about you and what you believe, but your post is an exact illustration of your uniquely indeterminate beliefs. Faced with the simple reality that you have a huge array of choices to define your own Christianity, you refuse to choose one, instead asking a non-Christian to provide a definition for you. Why you think a non-Christian would have any suggestions on for you is a mystery in itself.

I never said I perceive anyone or anything to be "the essential Christian." I only said that every Christian in history, except you, is able to provide a definition of Christianity. Now, being that there have been billions of Christians in history and at present, I suppose it's possible there are a few other singletons such as yourself, but there can't be many because I've never met one, they don't seem to post in online forums, have apparently never written any books, and other Christians seem to have no awareness of them. Perhaps all the others keep their thoughts to themselves? That might be wise since other Christians who have definitions might suspect that the singletons are not actual Christians and shun them, try to convert them, or do something really horrible to them.

"I'm just telling the truth, which in and of itself is controversial," she said. Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #1
And her comments made people uncomfortable. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #2
I'm just glad there were only about 5 to 10 people who left. Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #3
Very difficult to reconcile two different religious opinions. trotsky Apr 2019 #4
Well, that was pretty rude of those who walked out. MineralMan Apr 2019 #5
Each person finds a path. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #6
It's also one of the foundational ideas of European/American Christianity. trotsky Apr 2019 #7
Whiteness as a concept is relatively new in history. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #8
What you said has nothing to do with what I wrote. trotsky Apr 2019 #9
What you wrote has nothing to do with Christianity, guillaumeb Apr 2019 #10
Oh are we back to you defining Christianity now? trotsky Apr 2019 #11
You seem confused. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #12
Oh, no, he's not confused... MineralMan Apr 2019 #13
Sure..... guillaumeb Apr 2019 #15
I'm not. trotsky Apr 2019 #14
You wrote: guillaumeb Apr 2019 #16
No you didn't Lordquinton Apr 2019 #17
I did not define Chrstianity. The "charge", as it were. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #18
That is a historical fact Lordquinton Apr 2019 #19
It's a implicit definition. marylandblue Apr 2019 #20
We disagree. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #23
You said that racism had "nothing to with CHRISTIANITY" marylandblue Apr 2019 #25
What I said: guillaumeb Apr 2019 #28
I was quoting an earlier statement, which is where your implicit definition lay marylandblue Apr 2019 #29
Certainly. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #30
Is that one of your sarcastic non-answers, marylandblue Apr 2019 #31
Narrator: "Yes, it is." n/t trotsky Apr 2019 #32
It is a reply. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #34
No, 99.9999% of Christians believe that there is a definition of Christianity marylandblue Apr 2019 #35
An elaboration on a claim. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #36
I provided my evidence in summary in my previous post. marylandblue Apr 2019 #38
Yes, the evidence. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #39
Would you rather leave yourself as the only Christian in the world marylandblue Apr 2019 #40
"The only Christian in the world...etc" guillaumeb Apr 2019 #41
Okay welcome to your own religion with zero followers that marylandblue Apr 2019 #42
Define what you perceive to be "the essential Christian". guillaumeb Apr 2019 #43
You are the Christian, not me. You are apparently the only Christian in history marylandblue Apr 2019 #44
I think that I understand your question. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #46
So yes, racism can be part of Christianity for some Christians. trotsky Apr 2019 #47
That just supports my claim: You are the only Christian in the world who thinks that. marylandblue Apr 2019 #48
You're defining what Christianity is. (Or more specifically, what it isn't.) trotsky Apr 2019 #21
I defined where it started. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #22
Then why are you arguing with me? Of COURSE the Christianity of 100CE... trotsky Apr 2019 #24
Christianity today is not what it started as, any more than America today marylandblue Apr 2019 #26
It's funny you bring up the relationship between Maleness and Christianity Lordquinton Apr 2019 #27
Yeah kinda strange he would go there. trotsky Apr 2019 #33
It is a strange comment for you to make, guillaumeb Apr 2019 #37
You posted the article, but not to discuss racism in Christianity. n/t trotsky Apr 2019 #45
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