“There is no controlling legal authority that says this was in violation of law.” - Al Gore. Which organization on earth certifies you as Christian? Is it a simple appeal to authority or popularity?”
The Bible is the absolute authority, so when it rules out the existence of many gods, for example “Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any” (Isaiah 44:8), it rules out your theology, and puts you outside of it.
My theology squares with the Bible’s. Therefore, I am a Christian. Though, mind you, God is still the ultimate judge of that.
Nevertheless, whoever does not teach according to the word of God, as a matter of absolute truth, though of great sadness for your soul, is accursed:
Gal_1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
That is why all Christians, everywhere, reject Mormonism as a Christian religion, since it does not comply with the teachings of the scripture.
“Study what I originally said. You’ll understand the need for authority, God always grants it, and a formal priesthood leadership.”
What could possibly be of merit in your confused jumble of a post? which didn’t even prove what it set out to prove, despite your illogical conclusion. All you did was mash some words together, make an assertion, and then claimed victory.
Were you ever in Military Intelligence? You must always consider the counterfactual before making a determination. You must consider the whole, along with the parts, and not just one to the exclusion of the other.
With the Bible as your guide are there or does there exist a counterfactual to your Isaiah 44:8 claim? Could another reasonable, logical person conclude from other Bible verses something different?