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==Criticism==
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Critics claim that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not "Christian." 
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===Source(s) of the Criticism===
[[de:Jesus Christus/Sind Heilige der Letzten Tage Christen?]]
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[[es:Jesucristo/Los mormones son Cristianos]]
 
[[pt:Jesus Cristo/Acusações de que os mórmons não são cristãos]]
==Response==
At its base, this claim is an excellent example of the [[Logical_fallacies#No_true_Scotsman | No true Scotsman]] fallacy.
 
The claimed bases for the charge that the LDS are not Christians include:
* LDS do not accept creedal [[Godhead_and_the_Trinity | Trinitarianism]] as set out by the [[Nicene Creed]].  This means that they conceive of Jesus and Satan as being spiritual '[[Jesus_Christ_is_the_brother_of_Satan | siblings]]' in terms of their origin.
* Because of different understandings about God, some Christian critics accuse the LDS of worshipping [[Worship_different_Jesus | a different Jesus]]
* LDS have doctrines which differ from traditional Christianity
** premortal existence
** vicarious work for the dead
** eternal marriage and families
** three degrees of glory
* LDS use [[Open_canon_vs._closed_canon | additional scripture]] with the [[Biblical_completeness | Bible]]
* LDS do not accept ''[[Creatio_ex_nihilo | creatio ex nihilo]]''
* LDS heed the teachings of [[Joseph_Smith%27s_status_in_LDS_belief | Joseph Smith]] and other [[modern prophets]]
* LDS reject such doctrines as [[predestination]] to salvation or damnation
 
==Conclusion==
 
A summary of the argument against the criticism.
 
==Further reading==
 
===FAIR wiki articles===
*Logical fallacies
** [[Logical_fallacies#Ad_hominem | Ad hominem]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#Appeal_to_authority | Appeal to authority]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#Appeal_to_belief | Appeal to belief]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#Appeal_to_the_majority | Appeal to the majority]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#Appeal_to_tradition | Appeal to tradition]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#Argument_from_repetition | Argument from repetition]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#Argumentum_ad_numerum | Argument ad numerum]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#Bandwagon_fallacy | Bandwagon fallacy]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#Begging_the_question | Begging the question]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#False_analogy | False analogy]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#False_premise | False premise]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#Ideology_over_reality | Ideology over reality]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#No_true_Scotsman | No true Scotsman]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#Poisoning_the_well | Poisoning the well]]
** [[Logical_fallacies#Straw_man | Straw man]]
 
===FAIR web site===
*FAIR Topical Guide:
 
===External links===
*Links to external web pages
 
===Printed material===
*Printed resources whose text is not available online

Latest revision as of 19:33, 13 April 2024


Are Latter-day Saints Christians?

Summary: Are Latter-day Saints Christians? Do they worship Jesus Christ? Critics use unnecessarily narrow definitions to deny that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worship and revere Jesus.


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Evangelical arguments regarding Mormonism and Christianity


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See also: "Mormons" worship a "different Jesus"?


Latter-day Saints worship Jesus Christ


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Latter-day Saints and the symbol of the cross

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