Directly from Tommy Monson...I don't suppose it occurs to mormons that Christians can change denominations any time without being slandered and libeled for doing so...because they move from Christian church TO Christian church and are known by their fealty to the REAL Jesus Christ, which never changes.
Cultists, on the other hand, are nearly always libeled if they leave the cult.
Yep, my current pastor [Grace Chapel] and the congregants would not find offense if I moved to a Calvary Chapel or any of the other Christian churches in the area.
TO YOU MORMONS WHO THINK LDS-R-CHRISTIAN & MOST CHRISTIANS IN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES-R-CHRISTIAN:
This is a real simple grasp. If those Christians in many non-Mormon churches are Christian, & if you consider yourself "Christian" too...then guess what? You can worship any given week in a church that doesn't have to have "Lds" in its title.
If most churches are "interchangeable" -- and if you deem Mormonism is just one of those in a broader network of the Lord's church, why...how freeing to you, right?
You've got Sunday plans...or want to make Sunday plans...well, many Evangelical churches offer Saturday night services now. Just find one. Go worship. You can do so fairly anonymously.
Or, make a commitment to go try an Evangelical church for three months' straight. If it doesn't work out for you, hey, it's a free country.
C'mon, you know both you -- AND many Lds you associate with -- consider Christians in other churches to be truly Christian.
Isn't it time you represent the Mormon community in stopping the "frowning" upon us Christians?
Isn't it time you represent the Mormon community in stopping the appearance of elitism communicated by many of your Lds peers?
Be bold. If you have Lds leaders and peers who label Christians in Christian churches to be exactly that, here's what you tell them: "Hey, I'm just taking up what we already believe to be so...I'm actually treating them as the Body of Christ!"
(See, PD, this approach isn't very "threatening" to you or other Mormons, right?)
“Directly from Tommy Monson...I don’t suppose it occurs to mormons that Christians can change denominations any time without being slandered and libeled for doing so...because they move from Christian church TO Christian church and are known by their fealty to the REAL Jesus Christ, which never changes.”