You cannot be Christian and...
I saw a sticker which read, "You can't be Catholic and pro-abortion."
First off I am not sure anyone is pro-abortion, even those who advocate for choice are not advocating abortions only the freedom to choose.
That aside, it is curious to me the number of dichotomies that are set up in order to create in and out groups among my Christian brothers and sisters.
If history serves me correctly then there was a time when people thought you could not be Christian and uncircumcised. There was a time when people thought you could not be Christian and embracing of civil rights. There was a time when people thought you could not be Christian and gay. There was a time when people thought you could not be Christian and in the army. There was a time when people thought you could not be Christian and not be a Capitalist. There was a time when people thought you could not be Christian and a whole slew of things.
The fact of the matter is there is always a flux in understanding what it means to be a Christian. There is always a continuum that all Christians fall into. Rest assured that somewhere someone does not think you are a Christian. What is often forgotten is that what makes one a Christian is not beliefs - it never has been about beliefs.
First off I am not sure anyone is pro-abortion, even those who advocate for choice are not advocating abortions only the freedom to choose.
That aside, it is curious to me the number of dichotomies that are set up in order to create in and out groups among my Christian brothers and sisters.
If history serves me correctly then there was a time when people thought you could not be Christian and uncircumcised. There was a time when people thought you could not be Christian and embracing of civil rights. There was a time when people thought you could not be Christian and gay. There was a time when people thought you could not be Christian and in the army. There was a time when people thought you could not be Christian and not be a Capitalist. There was a time when people thought you could not be Christian and a whole slew of things.
The fact of the matter is there is always a flux in understanding what it means to be a Christian. There is always a continuum that all Christians fall into. Rest assured that somewhere someone does not think you are a Christian. What is often forgotten is that what makes one a Christian is not beliefs - it never has been about beliefs.
