Most Christian denominations are Psuedo christian, or Athiestic Christian churches

"Most Christian denominations are pseudo-Christian or atheistic-Christian churches" Let me begin by pointing out that Christianity is a diverse religion; numerous divisions and schisms over the years have led to the situation that we can meaningfully speak of "denominations" within Christianity. I suspect that most gentle readers will be aware of some of the major divisions... I myself was aware of most of them but for the sake of this debate have done a little research and present the results of that research here for my own edification as much as for the gentle reader: As I understand it all of these major denominations share many basic tenets; one of these is that Jesus Christ is the only son of the living God. Since Atheism is the non-acceptance of god claims, Atheism is fundamentally incompatible with Christianity. I therefore contend that Pro cannot gain anything from the "or atheistic Christian churches" clause in the resolution... if the resolution is to be carried then it must rely on the first of Pro's contentions, that most denominations are pseudo-Christian. I therefore propose that we concentrate on this idea and pretend that the resolution simply reads: "Most Christian denominations are psuedo-Christian". If Pro is not happy with this direction then I invite Pro to provide some evidence of any "Atheistic Christians" at all, let alone a significant number, an entire denomination or, worse, the preponderance of denominations. I'd even accept (to begin with) a theoretical explanation of how one could possibly believe that Jesus is the Son of God whilst also not believing that there is a God! And so to the claim of psuedo-Christianity; I suspect that some Christians could be persuaded (in an uncharitable moment) to describe Christians from other denominations as "pseudo-Christian" but I question the truth or meaning of the claim. For a start, we would need to have a more narrow definition of what Christianity is than is the scholarly or even the publicly accepted definition. In order for Pro to pass this resolution, I contend that the burden of proof is upon them to demonstrate what "true Christianity" is, in such a way that it excludes the majority of people who self-identify as Christian; this is a tall order! Pro does mention the "laying of hands for deliverance of spirits/demons" - and it seems to be the backbone of Pro's contention that any Christian who does not engage in this specific practice is not a true Christian; cards on the table: I have some sympathy with this position, being an Atheist myself, since it would seem at face value that a Christian is one who follows the teachings and example of Christ who, according to the holy bible, certainly did lay on hands for the deliverance of demons; on the other hand (and this side seems to me to hold more weight) anybody who claims to base their life on the acceptance of Christ and following His teachings ought reasonably to be called a "Christian", especially if that is how they wish to be identified. If you wanted to take the idea literally and to the extreme, as Pro seems to want to do, I might point out that Pro is probably typing their response on some sort of expensive electronic possession - if Pro was a "true Christian" then surely they would have followed Christ's teaching that one should rid oneself of all Earthly possessions!? Why would it not be as valid to call anybody in possession of, well, ANYTHING, to be (at best) a pseudo-Christian? I make the point not just for rhetorical device but because I wish to highlight the fact that Pro must provide a definition of a "true Christian", such that we can see how many self-proclaimed Christians are in fact pseudo-Christians in Pro's view. Until Pro is forthcoming with this definition then I am quite happy to accept that anybody who believes Christ to be the only Son of the only God and the Saviour of the World is most certainly a Christian. I think that I will rest my case there, for round 1, but I will make a direct request of Pro: Please help me understand the nature of your claim by telling me which of the following major denominations are (in your slightly-less-than-humble-opinion) either Atheistic or Pseudo-Christian: Assyrian Church Oriental Orthodoxy Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Anglicanism Anabaptism Protestantism Restorationism I look forward to understanding Pro's position in more detail so that I can mount a more focussed defence!