• SaltySalamander@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    If we were to play it your way, the Crusaders weren’t Christians, the Spanish Inquisition weren’t Christians, the Conquistadors weren’t Christians, etc

    All of the above are Catholic, and the vast majority of Christians I know would agree that they aren’t Christian.

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      9 months ago

      That is not only another No True Scotsman fallacy, it’s also anecdotal.

      Catholics are undeniably Christians no matter what other Christians may think. Catholicism likely came before their sect anyway.

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      9 months ago

      That may be but the original point you seemed to make was broader.

      I.e. you just moved the goal post because of the examples.

      Are Prosperity Theology Christian’s not really Christian?

      btw, the buddha wasn’t a buddhist, and christ wasn’t a christian. Let go of identity views and just do the next right thing.

      The world is tribal enough.

      • Nope. That would be the orthodox christians you still find sprinkled around Palestine and Syria. The catholics are already roman “lets stabilize our empire with mixing religion and poltiics” brand of christians.