as is an unwillingness to acknowledge even the most basic of theological holes
I think a lot of this bickering would be minimized if LDS aherents would simply admit that its founder, its doctrine and theology have aspects that raise questions - as is also the case with calvinism and arminianism....yet everytime they are raised - so is the flag of persecution and personal malignment....hence the introduction of the word bigot into the discussion
This bickering does point out one thing. Since so many traditional Christians have made the point that they view Mormonism as wholly incompatible with traditional Christianity, there exists only two options in the debate: either we are what you say we are, quasi-Christian cultists who have perverted Christ’s doctrines or we are, in fact, a restoration of what was corrupted by the precepts of man over the centuries. Question is: how do you know which is which?