I likewise agree we are on the same side as followers of Christ and other issues. I will accept your authority on the definition of what it means to be christian, and am happy to be rejected by people that would not have me in their group. Its a price I'm more than willing to pay to not betray what I know to be true, and I have paid dearly.
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Please don't misunderstand me -- rejecting your belief *is not* the same thing as rejecting *you*. Even though we disagree, I would defend your right to believe what you'd like, and I applaud your willingness to suffer for what you believe in. Just because we could not worship together doesn't mean we cannot work and even socialize together. One of my oldest and most dear friends firmly holds to a set of doctrines against which I would vehemently protest. We're still dear friends.