This is the same logic as “don’t do that, Fetterman is very much a real liberal” – like, self-attested membership of a group that is defined by a core set of beliefs while also denying that core set of beliefs is not a reflection on that core set of beliefs.
To pick another example, “don’t do that, the DPRK is very much a democratic republic” – and yet…
I think the problem in this case is the source material. It has too many contradictions, leaving much up to personal interpretation, which results in people all over the spectrum that fall into the category of Christian.
I mean, yes and no.
This is the same logic as “don’t do that, Fetterman is very much a real liberal” – like, self-attested membership of a group that is defined by a core set of beliefs while also denying that core set of beliefs is not a reflection on that core set of beliefs.
To pick another example, “don’t do that, the DPRK is very much a democratic republic” – and yet…
I think the problem in this case is the source material. It has too many contradictions, leaving much up to personal interpretation, which results in people all over the spectrum that fall into the category of Christian.