Are Mormons Christians?

[Anonymous]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian, Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in the United States in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations and built temples worldwide.

Yes, op. Does google not work for you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The correct name of the religion is: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

so that sounds pretty Christian to me.

So according to your logic North Korea is a democracy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remember that most mainline Protestant Churches invite Catholics to take communion—so clearly they consider Catholics as fellow Christians.

Many also offer communion to Mormons and even atheists—everybody is welcome to the table.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who cares really if Mormons constitute Christians per se. We generally know their beliefs. Bible + Book of Mormon. Is what it is. We should just focus on ourselves.

This

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Anonymous wrote:Remember that most mainline Protestant Churches invite Catholics to take communion—so clearly they consider Catholics as fellow Christians.

The other religion-bashing threads are pretty quiet so you thought you’d try to resurrect (pun intended) this thread bashing everybody’s favorite target, Mormons?

Yeah, the trolling “my friend’s grandson committed suicide and her faith is waning” and “missionaries do TERRIBLE things but I am not saying what TERRIBLE things they do!” thread is at a standstill. Time to call the Mormons a cult.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m an Interfaith Minister. Reality check- The only person who gets to decide whether or not they want to identify as a Christian, a follower of Christ - is that individual person. Not the religion. Not the church. Not a religious leader. It’s a personal relationship. If someone calls themselves a Christian, I believe them.

That said, I know an awful lot of evangelical “Christians” who are nothing like the Christ they claim to follow. The LDS people I know are certainly more Christ-like than any southern baptist I’ve ever met. Including clergy.

Actually, this is decided by the Christian or Heretic Religious Intersectional Tribunal. They decide if a particular person or faith qualifies as Christian. Updates from the weekly Thursday meetings are posted on their website.

This is not a thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m an Interfaith Minister. Reality check- The only person who gets to decide whether or not they want to identify as a Christian, a follower of Christ - is that individual person. Not the religion. Not the church. Not a religious leader. It’s a personal relationship. If someone calls themselves a Christian, I believe them.

That said, I know an awful lot of evangelical “Christians” who are nothing like the Christ they claim to follow. The LDS people I know are certainly more Christ-like than any southern baptist I’ve ever met. Including clergy.

Actually, this is decided by the Christian or Heretic Religious Intersectional Tribunal. They decide if a particular person or faith qualifies as Christian. Updates from the weekly Thursday meetings are posted on their website.

This is not a thing.

I think everyone knows that except for the atheist trolls that think organized religion is really really organized. That that are accreditations and clear unambiguous definitions concerning specific religious matters. And hard, first hand, documented evidence for all claims.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m an Interfaith Minister. Reality check- The only person who gets to decide whether or not they want to identify as a Christian, a follower of Christ - is that individual person. Not the religion. Not the church. Not a religious leader. It’s a personal relationship. If someone calls themselves a Christian, I believe them.

That said, I know an awful lot of evangelical “Christians” who are nothing like the Christ they claim to follow. The LDS people I know are certainly more Christ-like than any southern baptist I’ve ever met. Including clergy.

Actually, this is decided by the Christian or Heretic Religious Intersectional Tribunal. They decide if a particular person or faith qualifies as Christian. Updates from the weekly Thursday meetings are posted on their website.

This is not a thing.

I think everyone knows that except for the atheist trolls that think organized religion is really really organized. That that are accreditations and clear unambiguous definitions concerning specific religious matters. And hard, first hand, documented evidence for all claims.

+1. Unfortunately the atheist trolls know very little about Christianity and it shows.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m an Interfaith Minister. Reality check- The only person who gets to decide whether or not they want to identify as a Christian, a follower of Christ - is that individual person. Not the religion. Not the church. Not a religious leader. It’s a personal relationship. If someone calls themselves a Christian, I believe them.

That said, I know an awful lot of evangelical “Christians” who are nothing like the Christ they claim to follow. The LDS people I know are certainly more Christ-like than any southern baptist I’ve ever met. Including clergy.

Actually, this is decided by the Christian or Heretic Religious Intersectional Tribunal. They decide if a particular person or faith qualifies as Christian. Updates from the weekly Thursday meetings are posted on their website.

This is not a thing.

I think everyone knows that except for the atheist trolls that think organized religion is really really organized. That that are accreditations and clear unambiguous definitions concerning specific religious matters. And hard, first hand, documented evidence for all claims.

+1. Unfortunately the atheist trolls know very little about Christianity and it shows.

I’m not an atheist, I’m a Christian and no way no how are Mormons Christian. You can’t base your made up faith on saying the entirety of Christianity is wrong and then claim to be Christian. https://www.christianity.com/wiki/church/mormonism-is-not-christianity-11628184.html

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mormons believe in a heaven that women cannot enter unless their husband invites them. That should be enough to warn you away.

wow, seriously? eww

absolutely true. First there are three levels of heaven. Good, practicing Mormons in good standing get to go to the top heaven, called the "Celestial Heaven" (we other Christians don't get to go there). There are two other levels. Then there is the "outer darkness". That is where bad people and those that denounce the Mormon church go. That's also where practicing homosexuals go (usually by then excommunicated by the Mormon church).

To get into the Celestial Kingdom, a woman must be sealed to a priesthood holder (always male, always straight, unless in the closet). If a man loses a wife, as a Mormon relative did, he can be sealed to a second woman. They will both become his wives in the Celestial Kingdom. This is why the Mormon Church has never officially denounced - properly! - its stance on polygamy. It is possible to have multiple wives in the Celestial Kingdom.

However, the reverse is not true of women. Women cannnot hold either of the priesthoods and they cannot pull a husband (as the priesthood holder husband does) through the Celestial veil - after the wife has given him her secret name (there's also a secret handshake).

So an unmarried woman in the LDS church cannot get into the Celestial Kingdom. Which is why there is so much emphasis on marrying. I'm not making this up. Educate yourself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m an Interfaith Minister. Reality check- The only person who gets to decide whether or not they want to identify as a Christian, a follower of Christ - is that individual person. Not the religion. Not the church. Not a religious leader. It’s a personal relationship. If someone calls themselves a Christian, I believe them.

That said, I know an awful lot of evangelical “Christians” who are nothing like the Christ they claim to follow. The LDS people I know are certainly more Christ-like than any southern baptist I’ve ever met. Including clergy.

Actually, this is decided by the Christian or Heretic Religious Intersectional Tribunal. They decide if a particular person or faith qualifies as Christian. Updates from the weekly Thursday meetings are posted on their website.

This is not a thing.

I think everyone knows that except for the atheist trolls that think organized religion is really really organized. That that are accreditations and clear unambiguous definitions concerning specific religious matters. And hard, first hand, documented evidence for all claims.

+1. Unfortunately the atheist trolls know very little about Christianity and it shows.

I’m not an atheist, I’m a Christian and no way no how are Mormons Christian. You can’t base your made up faith on saying the entirety of Christianity is wrong and then claim to be Christian. https://www.christianity.com/wiki/church/mormonism-is-not-christianity-11628184.html

Not "orthodox Christians" by the definition presented by that website. That's not the question being asked here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mormons believe in a heaven that women cannot enter unless their husband invites them. That should be enough to warn you away.

wow, seriously? eww

absolutely true. First there are three levels of heaven. Good, practicing Mormons in good standing get to go to the top heaven, called the "Celestial Heaven" (we other Christians don't get to go there). There are two other levels. Then there is the "outer darkness". That is where bad people and those that denounce the Mormon church go. That's also where practicing homosexuals go (usually by then excommunicated by the Mormon church).

To get into the Celestial Kingdom, a woman must be sealed to a priesthood holder (always male, always straight, unless in the closet). If a man loses a wife, as a Mormon relative did, he can be sealed to a second woman. They will both become his wives in the Celestial Kingdom. This is why the Mormon Church has never officially denounced - properly! - its stance on polygamy. It is possible to have multiple wives in the Celestial Kingdom.

However, the reverse is not true of women. Women cannnot hold either of the priesthoods and they cannot pull a husband (as the priesthood holder husband does) through the Celestial veil - after the wife has given him her secret name (there's also a secret handshake).

So an unmarried woman in the LDS church cannot get into the Celestial Kingdom. Which is why there is so much emphasis on marrying. I'm not making this up. Educate yourself.

This. The church also teaches that you cannot get into the highest level of heaven if you break the word of wisdom (drink coffee, tea, alcohol) and/or don't tithe 10% of your income.

[Anonymous]

Mormon church is a business

[Anonymous]

No, Mormons are not Christians, it is "another Gospel" Christians are warned about, even if this other gospel came from an Angel. In the Mormon's case, it is the (fallen) angel Moroni.

Mormonism teaches that Jesus is the brother of Satan.

Mormonism's false Christ http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=131952&view=post&blogid=5441
The Father is a glorified, perfected resurrected, exalted man who worked out his own salvation by obedience to the same laws he has given to us so that we may do the same. [From A New Witness for the Articles of Faith, page 64]

Galatians 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed

[Anonymous]

If you don't accept the Nicene Creed, you are not a Christian. That means mormons are not Christians.