adjective "Christian"

[Jonathan Lighter]

I think the "meaning" is the same; it's just being used by a #^!%@*&

Shifts in meaning encouraged by the usage of  #^!%@*&s have not been adequately studied, IMO.

JL
David Bergdahl <einstein at FROGNET.NET> wrote:
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Like a cross??

On a related topic: it seems that "Christian" as a label among some
Pentecostals has a meaning something like "observant" among Orthodox
Jews--some so-called Christians are not observant enough in their eyes and
don't merit the label. So it can be confusing when someone is derided as
"not a Christian" when you know the person is a church-going Methodist!

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