tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350211073017972998.post6252705056745242159..comments2023-10-19T21:31:51.018+11:00Comments on A funny thing happened on the way ...: "Well then, define 'Christian'."Bob Faserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09121069030405858127noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350211073017972998.post-71290397191414028652016-02-22T08:54:25.816+11:002016-02-22T08:54:25.816+11:00Three years after writing this post, it's beco...Three years after writing this post, it's become relevant to the comments between Pope Francis and Donald Trump as to whether or not Mr. Trump is a Christian.<br /><br />On the one hand, my definition regards any Christian as a Christian, regardless of how any other Christian regards the adequacy of the person's beliefs and practices.<br /><br />On the other hand, this definition does not impose a Christian identity on anyone, however virtuous, who does not choose to identify as a Christian but, instead, identifies with either another faith or with a non-religious world view.<br /><br />Using this definition, if the central figure in the person's spirituality is Jesus of Nazareth, the person is a Christian. <br /><br />In the case of Mr. Trump, Pope Francis seems to believe (and I think he's got it right) that the central figure in Mr. Trump's spirituality is Mr. Trump himself. <br /><br />So, according to the definition in this article, I agree with Pope Francis.Bob Faserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121069030405858127noreply@blogger.com