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Comment by croon

9 years ago

> There's no difference between the two. You can break any religious tenet and still belong to the particular religion/faith.

Sure it is. One is within the tenets, one is: maybe, despite the tenets.

You are a [religion]:ian because you follow the tenets, and you can be a [religion]:ian by reforming, despite breaking tenets.

Nazis are not and have never been violent in opposition to their core beliefs, but completely in line with them.