A common argument runs this way:<\/p>\n
Mormons aren’t Christians. Why? Because Mormons differ dramatically from the Christian mainstream, rejecting major doctrines (for example, the Nicene Trinity) that developed in the centuries after Christ.<\/p>\n
Critics often accuse us of deceptively claiming to be traditional Christians, and puzzled outsiders sometimes ask why we claim to be Christians while rejecting certain doctrines and traditional creeds.<\/p>\n
But we don’t claim to be mainstream Christians, and these objections conflate or confuse “mainstream Christianity” or “traditional Christianity” or “historical Christian orthodoxy” with “Christianity” as a whole. They mistakenly assume that “Christianity” and “mainstream Christianity” are synonyms.<\/b><\/p>\n
Make sure to read that last statement again several times (my emphasis). Then take the time to read it all–KSH<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A common argument runs this way: Mormons aren’t Christians. Why? Because Mormons differ dramatically from the Christian mainstream, rejecting major doctrines (for example, the Nicene Trinity) that developed in the centuries after Christ. Critics often accuse us of deceptively claiming…<\/span><\/p>\n