One of our previous LDS posters had the opinion that anyone who viewed Jesus favorably was a Christian. When I pointed out I had a favorable view of Jesus as an atheist, and asked if that meant atheists with a favorable view of Jesus were Christian, she said yes.
⌠uh ⌠I yuh, who the, HUH?! 
Thatâs what I said.
One of our previous LDS posters had the opinion that anyone who viewed Jesus favorably was a Christian. When I pointed out I had a favorable view of Jesus as an atheist, and asked if that meant atheists with a favorable view of Jesus were Christian, she said yes.
Given that the Rotary Club is a single, cohesive entity, Iâd agree. âChristianityâ, on the other hand, had already been reduced to a broadly defined hodgepodge of various groups hundreds of years before Mormonism even entered the scene, and given that you can ask 10 people what it means to be a Christian and get 11 opinions, I donât see how we could in any way say with objective certainty that one, and only one definition of âChristianâ is correct. Whose standard should I go by? Jack Chick Maybe? the WELS? the Catholic Church? or maybe even the LDS Church that calls all of you guys âGentilesâ?
I know who Rebecca is talking about, and alot of that posters stuff was absurd.
There is a standard for sure, and the standard CHRISTIANS go by is the Bible. Mormons reject the Bible, what
Yeah, well, I didnât view much of what she said as representative of most LDS members. I understand how she came to the conclusion though. If you expect Christians to include anyone who claims to be Christian, regardless of how far removed they are from Christianity, as Christians, why not just include anyone who has a favorable view of Jesus? What is the distinguishing thing, to a Mormon that makes a Christian, Christian?
Following the teachings of a person does not make that group a religion. Christianity is a religion. Who the group worships defines a religion. Is Christianity defined by worshiping a man, one triune God, or one of many Gods?In my humble opinion, anyone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ is, by definition, a Christian. There is no right and wrong way to follow Jesus.
Thatâs all.
Christianity is defined (as far as Iâm concerned) as a follower of Christ; thatâs where the word âChristianâ comes from. Their formal name is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It sounds like they follow Jesus to me.
From a Catholic perspective, properly speaking, Mormons are not Christians. I say âproperly speakingâ because the Church does not recognise their baptism as valid, and one is properly a Christian only when baptised validly.
To my knowledge Christ was not a polytheist, so they are not following at least one very critical teaching of Christ. They claim beliefs that were never taught by Christ. They do seem to have an obsession with Judaism which was common among 19th century upstart religions, which has led them into some old testament practices never taught by Christ. Followers of Christ? I donât think so.
Exactly! When I hear someone say they âbelieve in Christ,â I have to wonder: Believe what about Christ.
Sorry for being blunt, BUT THAT IS THE BIGGEST DECEPTION OF THE MORMON
If the LDS today could have been there at Antioch when the word Christian was first used, and told the apostles that âwe believe that Christ and the Devil are brothersâ, the apostles would have been like
x 666.But, you are using personal bias in your definition instead of the commonly accepted definition.