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Not pracising is not the same as not believing but to your first point;Yes, that is what I am saying. If you have been baptised but you do not believe in God or Jesus you cannot be a Christian. Indeed, the Church should not claim that 77% of the population are Christians but I expect the Church...

If they follow some Christian practices but they do not believe in Christ they are not Christians. If I am circumcised and don't eat pork I am not necessarily a Jew or a Muslim.

I'm not dismissing those people or anyone else. The point is that they cannot be Christians and Atheists since to be a Christian is to believe in Christ as the Son of God. They are atheists who, supposedly, live their lives according to christian principles.

It's irrelevant whether they believe in any of the miracles, apart from the resurrection of course. If they don't believe in God and Jesus Christ then they are not Christians. Living your life according to the principles of Christ menas you are living a christian lifestyle but you are not a...

Christian = A person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Jesus Christ and his teachings. Note - AND his teachings, not OR his teachings. You can live life in a christian way without believing in God but you cannot be a Christian.

If yuo follow Christian values as espoused in the Bible but you do not believe in God you are not a Christian. If I choose not to eat pork it doesn't make me a Jew or a Muslim. If I choose not to eat beef it doesn't make me a Hindu.

They are not Christians. They choose to follow some Christian practices.

Totally true. There is no such thing as a Christian atheist since the fundamental tenet of Christianity is to believe in God.

Without religion there is no hope? Where on earth did you get that from? I am full of hope and I have no religion. My hope does not involve going to another "place" with or without 72 virgins to look after me when i die.

Religious wars have killed a few (million).

Except in Thailand during the riots a couple of years ago!

They've already done it. Scientology.

Whilst I agree with you, there are some attractive concepts in Buddhism, the fact that marriage is a civil ceremony and you are still free to have sex with other people is one of them!