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And here I thought we were making progress when you said
Don't know why you're suddenly walking that back.
In what way is "They're not Christians" not a denouncement, straight up? It is literally, directly saying, "How they behave does not reflect what I understand Christianity to be in any way." How can a Christians denounce their behaviour more than by saying "I don't consider them to be Christian"?
Denounce: verb
publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
Publicly saying "They call themselves Christians and they are wrong" is the dictionary definition of denouncement.
What is the definition of Christian? If it's "anyone who claims to be Christian" then the definition is so broad as to be completely meaningless. "You're both Christian" is just as relevant as saying "your both American." So unless every American is responsible for the shitty behaviour of any other American, it makes no sense for every person who calls themselves a Christian to be responsible for the shitty behaviour of anyone else who calls themselves a Christian.
People are literally publicly saying "I do not agree with any of their beliefs or behaviours", what more would you have them say?