Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I would agree with you that the two doctrines you cite separate Mormons from orthodox Christians.
The important qualifier is orthodox. What is now considered orthodoxy appears to have developed over time. There is ample evidence from the Bible and other sources that the earliest Christians though and spoke of God in anthropomorphic terms. Hence, Mormons cannot be excluded from Christianity on these grounds without excluding many of the early saints.
I repeat myself again: Each can call themselves whatever they wish, however LDS and "other" Christians are sufficiently different to be two different religions.
I agree that there are great differences between Mormonism and orthodox Christianity. Yet there are similarities as well. Whether the differences outweigh the similarities, I am not prepared to say. Is Mormonism as different from orthodox Christianity as orthodox Christianity is from Judaism? I doubt it, but others may differ.
They may fight over who is properly "Christian", but both cannot be confused for the same religion. Whatever one is, the other is not. Each holds the other as apostate. with respect...
Rather than fight over the right to the Christian name, I suggest a different approach. We should use the word as it is used in everyday speech, and apply adjectives as needed.
Thus, when talking generally about followers of Jesus Christ, without regard to church, sect, or denomination, the word Christian is appropriate. When finer distinctions are necessary, add orthodox or unorthodox (perhaps traditional or nontraditional) as appropriate. When even finer distinctions are needed, specify Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Mormon or LDS, etc.
Thanks again for your reply.
I’d vote for “traditional” but then my Protestant brothers and sisters might object...
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