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12:11 AM

I'm going to make a new account ask a similar question and see if it gets downvoted :) Similarly, I downvoted Narnian's answer but someone upvoted it. It's a horrible answer, no references, just opinions and no references to doctrine.

sorry, not opinions, but theories.

Christianity.SE doesn't do what it says that it does. For example, Caleb's remarks about being a place to learn about the flavors of Christianity. However that's really not true in practice - here.

Jon Ericson

@DanAndrews I'm not sure what the issue is: you weren't asking about any particular flavor of Christianity.

Dan Andrews

I'm speaking more generally there, not about that specific example.

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Jon Ericson

As far as I know, no denomination has any particular doctrine requiring the use of just one of Jesus' titles. Some might teach that Jesus is not God, but you didn't ask that question.

@DanAndrews Ok. But when you ask a question that's fishing for Truth (in some sense) it seems strange to complain that this isn't a good place to learn about doctrine.

Dan Andrews

I'm sorry Jon, I've muddied the waters. My question is more of an exercise of the practices of christianity.SE. I knew my question would get down voted - which isn't consistent. Here's another example of this site being for more orthodox or mainstream Christianity and not open for all "flavors"

Jon Ericson

@DanAndrews Oh. I think one of the problems is we have too many questions that simply assume one of the mainstream doctrines, such as the Trinity. If people don't start asking about less common traditions, the site isn't going to be about them.

Dan Andrews

12:26 AM

It's not about authority, it's about expertise. Anybody here can "speak for the Christian masses" if they know enough about their doctrines to do so and the community is expected to agree or object. What I'm doing is the latter: saying your assertions do not represent mainstream Christianity nor are they scholarly. Whether the point you are trying to posit is right or wrong is irrelevant. Using a book written 600 years later belonging to a different and opposed religion as context for understanding doctrinal issue is not good form. I think the other 2 downvoters bear me out on this. — Caleb Dec 7 at 14:36

sorry, my "other example" was waiting for me :)

Just something to think about Jon. I wish you the best; godspeed.

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Bruce Alderman

5:54 PM

@DanAndrews I wonder if the title, "Correctly addressing Jesus" is throwing some people off. The question is not really about the "correct" way to address Jesus--which would probably be off topic here--but why many Christians say "son of God" rather than just "God".

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