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|subject=Strength of the Mormon position quotation and source | |subject=Strength of the Mormon position quotation and source | ||
|summary=LDS writers have often referred to a quote attributed to an unnamed Catholic author about "the strength of the Mormon position" regarding the necessity of divine authority. Is there any truth to this claim, and if so, what is it's source? | |summary=LDS writers have often referred to a quote attributed to an unnamed Catholic author about "the strength of the Mormon position" regarding the necessity of divine authority. Is there any truth to this claim, and if so, what is it's source? | ||
| + | |sublink1=Question: What do we know about Orson F. Whitney's "Strength of the Mormon Position" claim regarding a Catholic theologian? | ||
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|link=Jesus Christ/Accusations that Mormons aren't Christians/Evangelical arguments | |link=Jesus Christ/Accusations that Mormons aren't Christians/Evangelical arguments | ||
|subject=Arguments that Mormons are not Christians | |subject=Arguments that Mormons are not Christians | ||
| − | |summary=Some Christians claim that Latter-day Saints are not to be included in the family of "Christianity" | + | |summary=Some Christians claim that Latter-day Saints are not to be included in the family of "Christianity." |
| + | |sublink1=Question: Does the Book of Mormon talk of Jesus Christ? | ||
| + | |sublink2=Question: Do Mormons meet the definition of the word "Christian"? | ||
| + | |sublink3=Question: Do Mormon beliefs or practices exclude them from being considered Christian? | ||
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| − | |link=Jesus Christ/Worship | + | |link=Jesus Christ/Worship |
| − | |subject= | + | |subject=Mormons worship Jesus Christ |
|summary=It is claimed that members of the Church worship "a different Jesus" than the Jesus worshiped by Christians. | |summary=It is claimed that members of the Church worship "a different Jesus" than the Jesus worshiped by Christians. | ||
| + | |sublink1=Question: Do Mormons worship a "different Jesus"? | ||
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| − | |link=Jesus Christ/ | + | |link=Jesus Christ/Mormonism and the symbol of the cross |
| − | |subject= | + | |subject=Mormonism and the symbol of the cross |
|summary=Some Christians claim that Latter-day Saints are not Christians, and point to the fact that the Church does not usually use the symbol or sign of the cross in decoration, personal jewelry, or architecture. | |summary=Some Christians claim that Latter-day Saints are not Christians, and point to the fact that the Church does not usually use the symbol or sign of the cross in decoration, personal jewelry, or architecture. | ||
| + | |sublink1=Question: Why don't Mormons use the symbol of the cross? | ||
| + | |sublink2=Question: Are Latter-day Saints are not true Christians because they do not use the cross and believe that the atonement occurred in the Garden of Gethsemane? | ||
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|subject=Did Mormons only recently claim to be Christians? | |subject=Did Mormons only recently claim to be Christians? | ||
|summary=From the Church's founding, both Church members and their opponents recognized that they were Christians. | |summary=From the Church's founding, both Church members and their opponents recognized that they were Christians. | ||
| + | |sublink1=Question: Did Mormons only recently claim to be Christian? | ||
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Are Mormons Christian?
Are Mormons Christians?
Summary: Are Mormons 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.