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Originally Posted by Xaccers
Or is "Are they really christians?" actually a valid and on-topic question?
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It is a valid question but when there is an obvious hidden meaning behind it people might get upset.
From the link the headline states 'Christian militants' which really should give you a clue that yes, they are christians.
They might not belong to a specific church but they class themselves as christians. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of splinters of christianity out there and some don't agree with the others teachings. I'd say if they claim to be christian then yes they are. The same way if someone claims to be muslim then they are.
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Originally Posted by Xaccers
And many do not consider them to be christians.
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I've an aunt who belongs to a certain church. They believe unless you are a member of that exact church you are going to hell and have a special dislike of catholics.
She doesn't consider anyone outwith her church to be christians so is she right?
Basically unless I missed a meeting you don't need special permission to be counted as a christian and don't need to carry a special ID card saying you are christian.