Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nominal Christian

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 10:46, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nominal Christian[edit]

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I had added Essay and NPOV tags which were removed twice by the article's creator and its only contributor. The entire article is written in a biased essay style. I also doubt the article meets any notability requirements, and seems more like a dictionary entry. It relies on a series of quotes and opinions, and not on facts being verified. Article is serious POV. Examples are the opening statement - "A nominal Christian is a Christian in name only". Also - "The phrase is also used in a perjorative sense of those who attend church but have not had a born again experience" – both very biased statements. There is no attempt to show that this is some sort of movement or system of beliefs. Following addition of tags, the only contributor invited comment from other users (nothing wrong with that, of course) but the replies only supported my opinions that it should be removed. Replies suggested that the term is only a dictionary term for wiktionary, and also some suggestions of merging to another article. (See article's talk page). I can't see any notability at all so am listing for AFD. Dmol (talk) 09:23, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Smacks of WP:OR and WP:SYNTH. --Confession0791 ^talk 09:34, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Several references are provided to demonstrate the notability of the term. The article clearly indicates that some theologians (e.g. Douglas Wilson) disagree with the term - the fact that a debate exists over the use of the term indicates that an article is appropriate. St Anselm (talk) 10:25, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. —St Anselm (talk) 10:25, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. For a start, the idea of someone being nominally religious cannot be restricted to Christianity alone. Nominal Christianity is not a notable concept in and of itself. Any useful content could be merged to Christian and/or Religion.--Korruski^Talk 11:35, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete pointless article. --Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 22:54, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.