All posts tagged: mormons and Christianity

Seattle Mormon Temple in Bellevue, Washington State, USA

Christians and Mormons: Are they the same?

A few years ago, there was a story in the news. I believe this happened in a small town in Canada. A Christmas festival was organized for the whole community, and all the local churches joined in. I imagine church choirs took turns singing Christmas carols. The trouble started when one pastor protested. He noticed that the local Mormon congregation was participating, and he protested that Mormons were not Christians. For that reason, he did not want them to join the Christmas festival. The last I heard, the pastor was criticized for not being inclusive, and the festival continued, with the Mormons. A few days ago, someone talked to me about this and wanted to know how to describe their Mormon neighbors, and I remembered the story about the Christmas festival. So, if you lived in that community, what would you say? In your opinion, are Mormons Christians? This is a sensitive question, and it could produce some arguments, and some insulting language. Let’s try to avoid that. The answer might surprise you. There might …