What is the definition of this word?

Question

We know the words like “Black American”, “American Born Chinese”, etc… and they as we all known are existing.
How about “Christian Buddhist” or “Islamic Christian”, etc… Do they exist?

Answer 1

You have touched upon a seemingly paradoxical but pertinent point. "Christian Buddhist", "Islamic Christian" etc. look meaningless but are much needed concepts in this strife-torn world. Such people do exist, though in tiny numbers. What it essentially represent is the notion of inter-faith tolerance. A Christian Buddhist is a person who, though professing the tenets/rituals of Buddhism because of his socio-cultural upbringing, is also willing to imbibe the good from Christianity in his quest for spiritual upliftment. Same is the case with "Islamic Christian", Hindu Christian, "Christian Hindu" etc. The terms you have raised essentially point to the crux of "religion" which is essentially a spiritual experience of the divinity inherent in this creation. But it is ironical that most of us are tied to the outer encrustations of our organized religion rather than willing to look beyond the apparent into the real meaning of religion that is tolerant, non-divisive, and all-inclusive.

Answer 2

In that all word definitions are arbitrary, one can very easily say one is an Islamic Christian or a Jewish Hindu. Further, the meaning of such a phrase would be clear, at the very least pragmatically. An Islamic Christian, for instance, would be someone participating in the practices of both Christianity and Islam in order to please God. The real question, though, may not be wether such people exist, but wether the tenets of such faiths contradict each other to the point of invalidating one or both.

Answer 3

Yes, they exist. People have been living lives in mixed philosophies and religions for years. I once told an Episcopal priest that I was exploring Buddhism, and he mentioned that he knew a number of "Buddhapalians" (Buddhist Episcopalians).

Those who insist on pedigree in their religion will have a difficult time imagining how others could take the cafeteria approach, even calling them heretics. However, although they don't like to admit it, dogma can be dynamic and faith peripatetic.

We all need to find the combination of beliefs that helps us make sense of the lives we lead. There are, after all, Jews for Jesus. Someday there may be a Bodhi Tree Buddhapalian Church sitting on the corner across from St. Mark's Lutheran.

Answer 4

Only when people escape their lineage and often handed down sense of religious dogma can we accept that most religions have similar messages and most philosophies are often rooted in these religious foundations.

I take what I feel is pertinent to my needs and believe as I see fit incorporating everything into a whole complete belief system, nothing what so ever is wrong with that.

Answer 5

No. They cannot exist. The first examples are of different categories and may overlap. The second examples are from mutually exclusive categories.

It would be like saying skinny fat man. One cannot be both skinny and fat.

Answer 6

well, i don't know any islamic christians; however, i do know a christian buddhist.

i don't know what these religions are, though...

Answer 7

Don't be stupid. No, they don't exist, What you have asked is an oxymoron.

Answer 8

no