• Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 days ago

    Not to belabor a point, but even if they consider themselves Christian, there’s a big difference between having different interpretations of the same book and having a whole ass other previously non-existent book that becomes part of the religious canon. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of any sects of Protestant Christianity that have a whole ass other book. They have wildly different interpretations of the same book, but that is fundamentally different than having a new prophet and gospel.

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      1 day ago

      I get your point here, but just because they’re unique doesn’t disqualify them from their claim to Christianity. It’s kinda like saying a tank isn’t a motor-vehicle because it has a cannon.