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Nobody is misunderstanding you. You're just trying to argue why God says you should do X to an atheist. They reject the framework of the argument.
And for that matter, I reject it too. I think this is the right's equivalent of trans ideology. "You see, there's a literal meaning but also a spiritual meaning that involves conforming to a bunch of stereotypes."
No. Trans people took a defined word rooted in biology and tried to redefine it.
If you asked someone say 5 years to define an American how many would say:
Supports PR independence
Speaks Spanish, not English
Routinely complains about America.
These are about the exact opposite of what most people would think of when you conjure up an American. In fact, I’d say the one claiming that the people above are American are more like trans folk claiming biological reality is immaterial.
But to really test your point, imagine two U.S. citizens have a baby and live in say Israel. And that baby grows up and married someone who similarly was born to two U.S. citizens yet lived in Israel his or her whole life. That new couple had a baby.
Legally the grandchild could be a U.S. citizen. But the child is in no way American.
This is a bit of a toy example but it is trying to separate out “Americanness” from “legal status.”
Yes, and "American" is rooted in citizenship. Citizenship is pretty objective and unambiguous.
America itself keeps PR at arm's length with a half-assed quasi-status. Adding to that, we literally had a war to force to people who didn't want to call themselves American to do so anyway.
English speaking is recommended, but not a requirement.
"Routinely complains about America." So literally everyone on this forum?
Let's test the opposite. Imagine a mother has baby right before crossing the border. The baby grows up to be the most stereotypical American you can imagine. Loves hot dogs and football, and cries during the national anthem. Is that child American? Many here would say "I don't care about any of that, deport his ass immediately." Hell, even if he was born on this side of the border and legally a citizen, many here argue the law should be changed so he isn't.
And "Americanness" is nothing but a vague and arbitrary touchy-feely crap. You're entitled to believe it, but it has no actual meaning outside your head.
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