I identify as Christian. However, I expressly reject many facets of cultural American Christianity. So what does the label mean to me?
I generally ascribe to the Judeo-Christian philosophy, and the Protestant (Baptist) theology. For specifics, I ascribe to the Apostle's Creed as written in the United Methodist Hymnal of 1989. I admire Tim Keller's ability to interpret scripture without sanctimony.
If not enumerated in Apostle's Creed, I don't take a position beyond the following joke:
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Two men are standing on a bridge, one is about to jump off and the other is trying to talk him out of it.
The man asks the jumper, "So are you a Christian or a Hindu or a Jew or what?"
The jumper replies, "A Christian."
The man says, "Small world, me too! Protestant, or Catholic, or Orthodox?"
The jumper answers, "Protestant."
The man replies, "Me too! What denomination?"
The jumper says, "Baptist"
The man replies, "Me too! Southern Baptist or Northern Baptist?"
The jumper answers, "Northern Baptist."
The man replies, "Me too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?"
The jumper answers, "Northern Conservative Baptist."
The man replies, "Me too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern region?"
The jumper answers," Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region."
The man replies, "Me too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region council of 1912?"
The jumper answers, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region council of 1912."
The man then pushes the jumper off the bridge and screams, "Die Heretic!"