I have such issues with Christians who call other Christians "not real Christians" b/c they're harmful--it's gaslighting to the victims of Christianity's brutal history.
Here's what engaging w/harmful branches of a tradition can look like, from Rabbi Dr. Haviva Ner-David. 1/x
And OK, the extended dance remix for people who are doubling down on the "but they're not real Christians."
Friends.
It's true that y'all have St. Francis and all the Theresas and Julians, Dr. King, James Cone, Delores S. Williams, Merton, so many other greats before & since.
It's all there. It's all Christianity. It's all the work of Christians. You, lone, irritated individual person, do not get to be the sole arbiter of who is and who is not a true, authentic follower of Jesus, I'm sorry.
My dead ancestors were murdered by Christians. Own that.
@TheRaDR Strange how the 'pipeline' of Christianity seems to be a desire to shed any responsibility/community for the faith. From Catholicism to Protestantism to vague personal relationship w/ Jesus.
All seems to be effort so the individual believer can excuse themselves for anything anyone else does.
Combine that with the personal relationship aspect and the belief in the atonement (professions of sin w/ no actions to rectify) means one also gets to excuse all personal actions.
Its scary
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Falselogic