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I just posted a comment to the the blog in the above link:
Here's the post I commented upon:
Mormons: Christians?
As a Catholic, I also would not consider Mormons to be Christians in the sense that word has had since, well, the beginning. Why? Because they diverge from Catholics, Baptists, Methodists, Evangelicals, Pentacostals, Episcopalians, Orthodox, etc. etc. on what the Catholic Church considers to be the two fundamental Christian doctrines: the Trinity and the Incarnation. The Mormon teaching departs so radically from what the rest of us hold on these two mattwers that I simply cannot consider them Christians. (use title link above to see this post in context)
My answer in their comments log:
Are you people kidding? (I'm afraid not, which is scary) It seems to me there is ONE and only ONE "criteria" for being a Christian, at least the "definitive" definition, which is ....uh.......Christ. If one follows Christ. Mormons do that. If you disagree with them (as I do on MANY points), as I do with most of YOU here as well, that makes neither of us "non-Christian". If the WAY we live our Christianity can be considered "non-Biblical" or "errant" by some, does that make us "non_christian"? If someone loves people (which may Mormons I know personally do, and feel loved by them as well), and they love family, and they love each other, and they'd do anything for me, what does that say about these PETTY "theological" quid-pro-quos that we are bandying about here? Get a clue people! They may be "off" theologically (in an intellectual sense) as far as some of us think (and I think them wrong on some points, but isn't the real test that they have the Love of God in them? or do you think this love is actully Satan because it doesn't come with a "pure" theology? Is your theology without holes or without "rationalization"? I think not.
Disagree with them. I do everyday, with my Mormon friend. But he does not need "saving" anymore than I do (well...........nah!just kidding) . I myself am in need of constant "renewing" and must remain open to what God is telling me about my "theology".
The comments link to this blog got messed up (out of sync with my blogs when I messed around with stuff.......they are under this blog
10:14:27 PM 
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