"Non-denominational Christian" ?

[CopticChristian]

I don’t know if this point has been made earlier in this thread, but I’ll make it anyway. How could there be a “non-denominational” individual/church [especially “non-denominational” Christian] since “non-denominational” could be seen as a denomination in itself?

Yes. I have made this point.

A man is a person with sexual orientation of a type
A woman is person with sexual orientation of a type

A non-woman does not change the nature of the sexual orientation type, just the name.

You may want to research the denonimation of “Non”. You are correct.

Non-denominational is Protestant by its very nature of being a denomination since denomination belongs exclusively to Protestant thought. Therefore a non-denomination is a Protestant denonimation called “non”.

 

[sedonaman]

Yes. I have made this point.

A man is a person with sexual orientation of a type
A woman is person with sexual orientation of a type

A non-woman does not change the nature of the sexual orientation type, just the name.

You may want to research the denonimation of “Non”. You are correct.

Non-denominational is Protestant by its very nature of being a denomination since denomination belongs exclusively to Protestant thought. Therefore a non-denomination is a Protestant denonimation called “non”.

:hypno:

 

[CopticChristian]

:hypno:

:hypno:

 

[guanophore]

Yes. I have made this point.

A man is a person with sexual orientation of a type
A woman is person with sexual orientation of a type

A non-woman does not change the nature of the sexual orientation type, just the name.

You may want to research the denonimation of “Non”. You are correct.

Non-denominational is Protestant by its very nature of being a denomination since denomination belongs exclusively to Protestant thought. Therefore a non-denomination is a Protestant denonimation called “non”.

They are just so poorly educated about the history of their faith that they say “but I am not protesting anything”.

 

[Little_Mary]

If you are a member of a denomination, then you have de-nominated yourself from the Catholic church. Therefore, isn’t non-denominational a double negative of sorts? Being non-denominational makes you Catholic again!

 

[CopticChristian]

If you are a member of a denomination, then you have de-nominated yourself from the Catholic church. Therefore, isn’t non-denominational a double negative of sorts? Being non-denominational makes you Catholic again!

This would be true sort of.

Non-denominational suggests an unconscious desire to separate from the denonimations and therefore the name.

The One Holy Catholic Church is not a denomination and therefore the notion of denomination, application of the term denomination or term non-denominational would be foreign. To be accurate one would have to say “not of the-denominational paradigm, that is strictly applied to Protestants”

Examining the non-denominational paradigm, statements of faith uncovers Protestant thought within a framework of beliefs that choose to separate from denominations however by the very nature of the beliefs reflects those of various Protestant denominations and are Catholic in the sense that Protestant thought denominated from Catholic Priests and a Catholic lawyer. There are Catholic thoughts and beliefs in this Protestant paradigm as there is in all Protestant paradigms. Things like the divinity of Christ, virgin birth, reverence of Scripture and The Trinity will be found mixed with unusual beliefs originating in time since the denominational acts.

 

[nickybr38]

I used to identify as non-denominational… let’s see if I can explain the reasoning behind it… or at least why I identified as such.

I never attended a non-denominational church. I attended a Baptist church, United church and Evangelical church (and many, many others - my parents were ‘church hoppers’). I never joined these churches (or became an official member) or considered myself Baptist, Evangelical or United. I attended because I believed we all praised the same God and I wished to be with my Christian brothers and sisters. I did not believe denominational divisions were necessary. In fact I used to call them demoninations because they seemed like a real perversion of God’s plan.

I called myself non-denominational because I could move fluidly through any denomination with little trouble. There were no doctrines that were important enough to me that I couldn’t visit any Protestant denomination in town (although I WOULD stand firm on the doctrine of the Trinity - it was just about the only doctrine I would fight for). Sure, sometimes the Pentecostals would do something that I thought wasn’t exactly correct, or the Baptists would say something that seemed completely bonkers but I never believed these differences were big enough to warrant not attending the service if it was convenient for me to attend. A church that identified itself with a new name so as to be separated from it’s Christian brothers and sisters just bugged me.

I suppose, for me, the ‘non-denomational’ designation was a protest. I could have just called myself Christian but I was protesting denominations in general - since I saw them as such a perversion (and still do).

My sister used to say I was closet Catholic… and now that I AM Catholic I totally understand why she’d say that.

Anyway, that’s why I identified as non-denominational. Because I had no particular affiliation to any Protestant movement and I was, in essence, attempting to just be Christian - without labels.

 

[SteveVH]

If you are a member of a denomination, then you have de-nominated yourself from the Catholic church. Therefore, isn’t non-denominational a double negative of sorts? Being non-denominational makes you Catholic again!

Very good.

 

[SteveVH]

a conundrum I have yet to here a good explanation for.

I have always wanted to ask the question: “Do you believe anything”? If one follows a set of beliefs outside of Catholic doctrine, they are a denomination. If they don’t follow a set of beliefs they need to get a life. They truly are “non”.

 

[cooterhein]

I see this on Facebook all the time. I frankly don’t like it, because it is too general and sometimes leads to the belief that one can do whatever they want as long as they “believe in Jesus.”

Frankly I don’t really see the value of being a non-denominational Christian.

Am I being too harsh? Thoughts?

Non-denom Christians and others who identify as Independent do so for some of the same reasons that Notre Dame football continues to choose not to belong to a conference. And some other reasons that can’t be linked to sports analogies. But the sports analogy is relevant enough that I can point out how the independents don’t necessarily coalesce into a conference and start having conference championship games. They don’t necessarily start organizing their regular seasons so they consistently play against one other. And while it is pretty easy to take a look at their regular season records and see which independent did best, none of them can win a conference championship trophy unless they join a conference.

 

[cooterhein]

If you are a member of a denomination, then you have de-nominated yourself from the Catholic church.

Which meaning of “denominate” allows for the word to be used in this way? I’ve looked at several dictionary entries and didn’t see one. Which one are you looking at?

 

[Tylervo]

I asked him which of his doctrines, which things he believes about matters of faith, are false. He looked at me as if I were an idiot. If he knew which of his beliefs are false he would not believe them. My response is if you can not know which of your beliefs are false, but are sure some are, then neither can you know which are true.