Can someone be both Christian and Atheist?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

Depends on your definition: the closest thing would be spirtual beleifs.

I think a hybrid would be the idea that there is a creation force, though it may not be a living being, and it does not interferer with human life (so no miracles or prophets) but rather has an automated judgment system like karma or reincarnation.

The main characteristic of such a hybrid is the belief that there is not preset rules for what is right and wrong yet good and evil do exist.

As the evils of the bible become more well known more and more people go this way, they take select quotes from the bible that go with their personal belief system an dismiss the others.

Answer 3

Anybody can "be" anything they want to.
That doesn't mean whatever they are is logical, supported by evidence, intelligent, or consistent with anything in the real world.

I see christians posting all the time saying they believe every word in the bible, yet don't see anything wrong with evolution...how can that be? If the bible is true, evolution is wrong. If evolution is correct, the bible is wrong -- there is no middle ground...yet christians trying to seem to appear "modern" straddle that middle ground all the time.

You'll find all sorts of strange, weird, silly beliefs in this world -- that's human beings for you. It wouldn't surprise me at all to hear someone call themselves both atheist and christian. Doesn't mean there's any logic or reason behind their decision to do so...:)

Answer 4

It depends on the organization you are joining and its definition of Christian.

There are people who say you can't be Gay and Republican (in the US), but the Log Cabin Republican group is made up of exactly that, Gay Republicans.

There are many Anglicans who are also atheists, although they are a minority. Even some priests are atheists. In addition, the Unitarian Universalist Church has many atheist members, and although some of them would call themselves Christian, many would not.

The name "Christian" represents a kaleidoscope of definitions, so it is not truly descriptive other than to say that a person's philosophy pays attention to 2000 years of Christian history.

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Answer 5

Hypocrites manage to be both bigots and Christian and adulterer's and Christian, so why not atheist and Christian, for some the Christian thing is just a mask to hide behind to look repectable to a certain group of people and it gives you a safe place from which to launch your prejudiced attacks on others.

Answer 6

This was the question I was just about to post!

Jesus himself was definitely theist, as were the New Testament writers. They were also first century Jews (with the possible exception of the author of Luke and Acts), and were steeped in the beliefs, culture and worldview of first century Jews.

However, while Jesus' teachings used the cultural forms of his times and his society (has any teacher done otherwise?), I don't believe his teachings were primarily about those forms. In fact, challenging those forms was one of Jesus' primary preoccupations.

Do you have to "contort your mind into a first century pretzel" for Jesus' teachings to make sense? Do his teachings only make sense if you share the same supernatural worldview of a first century Jew, or was he trying to say something else, something deeper and more universal? Like get people to step outside their narrow presuppositions and embrace compassion?

I don't believe that you have to share Einstein's Deism or Gandhi's Hinduism, or MLK's Christianity or the Pagan outlook of the Greek sages for their wisdom to be still valid.

Answer 7

Yes.

atheist (noun) - a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of *a* supreme being or beings.

You can be an atheist towards Zeus, while believing in the existence of the Christian god. We are all atheists to a certain extent, but people who are normally considered atheists are those who believe in NO god at all.

Answer 8

A Christian is an atheist to every theistic religion's god(s), but their own. Technically, everyone is an atheist. A "typical" atheist just goes one god further - disbelieves in ALL gods/dieties.

Answer 9

No. Christians believe in jesus as a deity, Atheists don't believe any deity exists

Answer 10

Yes, they both cancel each other out. Thus making them atheist.

Answer 11

Yes--because alot of so called Christians go to church for the social advantage, and not for religious benefits.