Like I said: fewer than 5% of all Christians, but some of those denominations are growing quite rapidly.
I can't speak for them, don't know their exact formulations, but it does seem to me that Mormons are quick to acknowledge Jesus as "Son of God", since that's what the New Testament calls him.
The New Testament does not speak of a "Trinity", and I suspect such denominations dismiss it as being a post-NT theological construct.
My own view is that if you can point to it in the Bible, then I accept it as genuine.
In cases where a text is difficult to understand, I generally go with the "Occam's Razor" theory: simplest explanation is best.
Kevmo: "Defending heresy is stupid, regardless of some founding father’s belief or non-belief."
Of course, I don't consider our deistically inspired Unitarian-oriented Freemason-brother Founding Fathers to be "heretics".
But the long sad history of Christians convicting and burning "heretics" at the stake is absolutely their reason why the first clause of their First Amendment says:
Our Founders did not want people like Kevmo and mean-spirited irish going around calling good people "heretics", and neither do I.
Especially on Free Republic!
Those who deny the deity of Christ are heretics. Simple. Whether they be mormon, Jehovah’s witnesses, gnostics, or whatever. If they call themselves christians and deny the deity of Christ, they are heretics. You are upholding heresy right here on Free Republic. If this were a caucus thread, virtually all of your posts would be deleted.
Our Founders did not want people like Kevmo and mean-spirited irish going around calling good people “heretics”, and neither do I. Especially on Free Republic!
***But Jesus Himself told us to be like Him. And he called false teachers such as yourself “vipers” and “sons of your father the devil”. By exposing your heresy I’m doing what Christ calls us to do. No doubt you’ll be saying that Christ was not being Christ-like when He did such things.