ByteOnBikesLeave us out of it rule
Has there been evidence he’s Christian and conservative/republican? I know his family is, but that’s not really enough.
I’m not attacking the point being made, I just haven’t seen any evidence yet.
Snot FlickermanNot Christian, Mormon which is actually quite the distinction here.
And just because he was raised Mormon does not mean he still follows the faith of his parents.
Evidence he was strictly conservative is slim. There is good commentary about this over on (slight retch) reddit in /r/exmormon including the violent aspects of Mormon scripture and how many Mormons hate both Democrats and Republicans.
Mormons are Christians though. Just because some other Christians don’t want them in their club doesn’t make their flavor of Jesus worship less valid.
That’s like saying “Christians are actually Jewish though. Just because some other Jews don’t want them in their club doesn’t make their flavor of worship less valid.”
They literally have their own holy books that don’t exist for other flavors of Christianity, just as Christianity has their own holy books that don’t exist for Judaism.
renzhexiangjiaoChristians believe that Jesus is the son of God and that he died on the cross and was resurrected three days later. Do Mormons not believe this?
So do Muslims. Jesus is to the Quran and the Book of Mormon what Moses is to the New Testament. A recognized prophet, but not the prophet because god apparently felt the need to send a new one down to earth to clarify a few things.
I don’t personally give a shit as I’m not even remotely religious, but the only reason Mormons pretend to be a Christian sect is because it’s politically convenient to them as a US religious minority to “blend in” better. The more you learn about their beliefs, the more you realize they might be further apart from Christianity than Christianity is from Judaism.
No, Muslims believe that Jesus was a human prophet who was deified by people who strayed from his true teachings. Jesus was not the son of God, and there is no holy trinity. He didn’t die on the cross for our sins because God took him up into heaven. Mormons, however, do believe in these key aspects relating to the divine nature of Jesus and his role as savior in their religion.