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'''"Churchian"''' is a slang term used to describe someone who attends [[church]], but who is not perceived to be a 'true' [[Christian]]. A churchian might attend church because of [[family]], [[tradition]] or a desire to appear [[moral]] or [[virtue|virtuous]], but is unlikely to apply Christian teachings to their life outside church.
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'''"Churchian"''' is a slang term used to describe someone who attends [[church]], but who is not perceived to be a 'true' [[Christian]]. A churchian might attend church because of [[family]], [[tradition]] or a desire to appear [[moral]] or [[virtue|virtuous]], but is unlikely to apply Christian teachings to their life outside church. The sham Christianity practiced by churchians is called '''churchianity'''.<ref>[http://www.auburn.edu/~allenkc/chrichur.html Christianity vs. Churchianity]</ref>
    
Churchians have a [[Bible|Biblical]] precedent in the [[Pharisee]]s whom [[Jesus]] reproved for making a great show of their [[charity|charitable]] giving to hide the true nature of their ungodly lives (see {{Bible ref|book=Matthew|chap=6|verses=1-6}}).
 
Churchians have a [[Bible|Biblical]] precedent in the [[Pharisee]]s whom [[Jesus]] reproved for making a great show of their [[charity|charitable]] giving to hide the true nature of their ungodly lives (see {{Bible ref|book=Matthew|chap=6|verses=1-6}}).
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[Hypocrisy]]
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*[[Cafeteria Christianity]]
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*[[Christian In Name Only]]
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*[[Fluffy bunny]]
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*[[Hypocrisy]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Slang Terms]]
 
[[Category:Slang Terms]]
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