David Duke IS a "real Christian". If a person bombs an abortion clinic "because, CHRISTIAN!"

[cherokeeprogressive]

they are a "real Christian". Same for murdering an abortion provider. If you do some bad thing and tell the world you did it because of your "Christian Faith", then you are a "real Christian". No one can say you aren't... because no one can know your mind.

Change the names, change the religion, change the bad act... The argument holds true.

Whatever you do in the name of your religion, good or bad, as long as you CLAIM to be doing it in the name of your religion, makes you an adherent of that religion.

I really don't understand how anyone could make an argument otherwise.

Pick whichever religion you spend the most time defending, insert its name wherever "Christian" appears above, and tell me how I'm wrong.

[Warren DeMontague]

1. It's the "No True Scotsman" fallacy.

The fact that it is widely ranked among the top 10 biggest logic argument fails, doesnt keep it from cropping up ALL the freakin' time.

[cherokeeprogressive]

2. Agreed. n/t

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Some didn't seem to have a problem identifying Jews in recent articles posted (or commenting on it).

From removing women from photographs to archaic circumcision practices, I don't recall someone, not in jest, claiming they weren't "real" Jews.

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt

Islam, Judaism, Christianity, all religions, Marxism, democracy, Zionism, socialism, and communism are philosophies; this means they are ideas and warrant discussions!

[mr_liberal]

4. Im not sure about David Duke, but I think

anti-abortion fanatics are real christians; they're radical fundamentalist Christians just like the Islamists. Their positions on abortion and other issues comes out of the bible. Thats what the religious right are. I think it would be ridiculous to say they don't have anything to do with religion. The Christianists and Islamists are both theocrats.