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What is this traditional Christian Church you speak of? Does it include Catholic & Protestant denominations? Which Protestant ones? You must admit that the Mormons are not the only Christians who preach that Jesus & God are not the same entity. There are also many others that preach the soul exists eternally (both before & after life). Some Christians believe solely in grace, other solely in works & repentance and some a combination like I think Mormons might follow. What is the point of coming on FREE REPUBLIC and persecuting a specific Christian denomination? I’m sure atheist lurkers from Daily KOS love threads like these.

The historic Catholic Church and the mainline Protestant denominations such as Baptists, Methodist, Presbetyrian, Lutheran, Assembly of God, etc. While all those denominations might have slight differences in doctrine, they all share the same beliefs about the nature of God, and being saved by grace through the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the cross and his rising from the dead. Mormons simply do not believe this. That's not propaganda, that's plain fact that even the Mormons will admit. It wasn't until recent history that the Mormons even tried to align themselves with mainline Christianity. For some unseen reason, they were surprised by the push back.

I dismiss your premise that Mormons are even Christian. The simple fact that they put the name of Jesus in their title means nothing. It is their doctrines which define them. I can wear a Chevrolet emblem around my neck, write Malibu accross my forehead, and sleep in my garage, but none of those things makes me an automobile. What those of us here on FR say and do in these threads is not persecuting at all. If you were familiar with their doctrines you would know that. What we are doing is contending for the faith, something which we are commanded to do. I could care less what the Daily KOSites think about that. I answer to the Lord Jesus Christ, not them.

One question I have for you, RC, is how come you're so concerned about this? Are you LDS?

Nope - not LDS. However it’s my belief that Catholic doctrine is just as weird as Mormon doctrine, to me.... However I believe both are my Christian brothers and I wish peace and good-will upon them both.

Specifically, I find Baptizing babies as abhorrent as baptizing or “sealing” dead people.

My beef is with any self-proclaimed Christian quick to cast the first stone, at their fellow Christians none-the-less. Jesus set a better example than that - have you prayed about your hatred towards Mormons? And our Father told you to go forth upon thy Internets and persecute them?