I have this weird impulse to refer to the broader cultural pattern/social group of Christianity as "christian", but to refer specifically to the theology and doctrine as "xtian" and I don't know why but think that's kind of interesting?

I guess, apparently I feel like there's a lot of gap between xtian theology and christian custom?

@starkatt I think that's pretty fair. Mind the gaping chasm, and all that.

@Soreth I do kinda wonder how many people know what I'm talking about when I say "xtian".

@starkatt I think context usually fills things in there with shorthands like that.

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