“And other denominations in possession of varying doctrines, I presume?”
Yes, as I have said on numerous occasions: Episcopalians, Lutherans, Baptists, Methodists, etc.
All are Christian. Do you deny that?
“All one has to do is to suspend belief and swallow whole the proposition that there is no difference between “humor” and “having a good time at your expense.”
No suspension of (dis)belief required.
Perhaps you should have your ox looked at—that’s a mighty deep gore he’s got.
It is not for me to either affirm or deny. That is what tpanther and I have been trying to explain to you. But, you will have none of it. Apparently, it allows you insufficient room to perpetrate your quarrels and advance your little schisms.
It is Christ who is the judge as to who is, or is not, a Christian. Do you deny that?
If someone claims Christianity, I accept their declaration. Don’t protest. You do worse when you refuse reciprocity. You have arrogated to yourself the authority to declare who is, and who is not, worthy of the sobriquet “Christian,” while condemning others for allegedly identical behavior (and in apparent ignorance of the actual meaning of the Biblical injunction, “Judge not”). Further, it seems you think yourself sufficiently righteous to possess the authority to subject others to as intimate an inquisition as needed in order to determine their precise state of grace. Again . . . look to the beam in your own eye, pilgrim.
“No suspension of (dis)belief required.”
So you assert. An assertion does not prove the fact. Essential to mockery is that it be markedly evident. Your denial defies the obvious.
“Perhaps you should have your ox looked at—that’s a mighty deep gore he’s got.”
Another assertion – of even less credibility than the former.