Ah, sorry for the lack of clarity. My point is that many people who refer to themselves as Christians don't actually follow Christ. The flaw I was pointing ou

Ah, sorry for the lack of clarity. My point is that many people who refer to themselves as Christians don't actually follow Christ. The flaw I was pointing out was that it seems natural (and even polite) to merely accept a person's claim to be a Christian as valid. The problem is if you do this, you'll end up with false ideas about what Christianity is and what its adherents are like.