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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>

'''"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. A churchian may pay lip service to Christian morality but live a lifestyle condemned by Scripture; a churchian's understanding of Christian morality may come from only a few [[Cafeteria Christianity|cherry-picked]] Bible verses or may be completely unmoored from Scripture. 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}}).