Can You Be A Christian Without Practicing Christianity?

Religion Is Not A Gender

Adapted from American Progress, John Gast (1872)

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Yesterday I listened to a man, let’s call him Dick, who identifies as a Christian but does not emulate Jesus Christ or seem to follow any of his teachings.

Dick yells at atheists, secular humanists, and feminists on YouTube.

People like Dick find validation through attention. I try to ignore them.

In an online world, this is difficult. He pops up on any debate platform that will have him. He has thousands of fans who turn comment sections into cesspools of hate.

Many of these hate-filled people also identify as Christian.

Is it possible to be a Christian without practicing Christianity?

We live in an age of the unashamed Christian Nationalist, many of whom are angry young men who live in a social media reinforcement bubble, validating each other’s beliefs and biases with clicks, comments, likes, and shares.

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