Originally Posted by Xaccers

That would suggest that all it takes to be a christian is to believe you are one.

yup that's exactly what it means unlike a lot of religions there is no definitive cremony or action required to be a christian ..just belief and faith
you can of course be christened but that's not compulsory in todays modern church
I guess applying that to Judaism and Islam would save a lot of pain in childhood
Does all it take to be a Jew is the belief that you are one?