f you are from Christian background, can you answer thequestion, \"What does it mean to be Christian?\", without excludingnumerous groups of people who fervently view themselves as\"Christian,\" but who live, practice and believe in ways that maydiffer significantly from you? They, too, appeal to the same Biblethat you do -- often emphasizing things there that you eitherignore, minimize or interpret differently. Is this situation anydifferent for Christians than it is for people of any of the othertraditions we are studying this quarter? Can people of ANYreligious tradition describe their religious tradition withoutexcluding others who view themselves as part of that sametradition, but who live, practice and believe in ways that maydiffer significantly from others who claim the same tradition?
