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Dude, it isn't a stretch to say that somebody who doesn't follow Jesus and does the exact opposite isn't a Christian. It takes basic critical thinking to arrive at that conclusion. Do you truly believe he hasn't been exposed to the many verses where Jesus teaches the exact opposite of the types of polices he advocates for and the rhetoric he uses? I really find it hard to believe that, but I could see how regular people could be manipulated.
I consciously chose to not counter your arguments or "points of contention" because they were not worth my time to address and I specifically warned you that I wouldn't engage further. You only got further engagement because you claimed bad faith on my part - which I specifically addressed and you did not sufficiently counter.
There are no shades of gray - either you are a Christian or you are not and I'm sure in his heart of hearts he is using religion as a tool for his own personal gain. I'll trust that almost every word out of his mouth is a lie, and you are free to take him at his word that he considers himself a Christian in good faith. Have at it.
With this latest reply you've opted to go the route of simply saying "I'm right, you're wrong" while not responding to any criticisms or flaws with your reasoning because it's "not worth your time" meanwhile you have the time to be increasingly aggressive in restating the same things.
It would seem to me that you've proven that it's not about time at all but a lack of merit to the primary point that you are asserting so strongly.
I have to wonder why you are so invested in believing that bad people can't truly be Christians when you've already acknowledged that other bad people can indeed be Christian and you've acknowledged further, that being a Christian has no hard definitions given the highly intepretive nature of this religion (as can be seen via the many sects, readings, translations, breakoffs and more).
Its almost as if you badly want to associate being Christian with being supirior to non Christians and allowing awful people to correctly declare their religious statuses hurts your wanting to denigrate others by asserting that your faith makes you a better person.
That's just one plausible explanation. Of course I wouldn't need to hypothesize if you engaged honestly and actually covered any of the many holes in your reasoning but you ~"don't have the time" (as your multiple comments avoiding answering oh so clearly show).
Mike Johnson isn't a "bad" person, but we can form a pattern from his actions and words. He's likely a person who is using religion for his personal gain, just like many religious leaders likely are.
I'd say that a Christian is a person who follows Christ. It's not complicated. Religion has been used by those who hold power to oppress and control the masses for centuries - this is nothing new.
It is utterly insane to me you can verbatim say
Not only because you just, a few comments ago, accused me of defending him, but just on its face.
How is a man doing his best to deprive millions of healthcare, starve children and support a Christo whitenationalist fascist regime headed by a pedophile not a bad person???
I am utterly befuddled at your moral compass.
Sure it's not complicated if not for the many complications I've already listed but you've just decided to keep ignoring.
At this point you keep responding but refuse to address anything I've said so what point is there?
Wasn't one of your reasons for not responding that you said it wasn't worth your time?
And yet none of this is an explanation for how Mike Johnson or any number of other powerful figures who do things you disagree with aren't Christian.