They do, but they also believe that Jesus and Satan were brothers.
There are some pretty dramatic departures from what most people would consider fundamental Christian doctrine, like the belief that there are three levels of heaven, and if you get to the best level of heaven you can become a god of your own planet. Then you and your harem of wives can pump out spirit babies to populate your planet for time and all eternity.
The only way to get to the best level of heaven is to participate in a series of secretive temple ceremonies. Members are kept completely in the dark until they arrive at the temple and suddenly they’re learning secret handshakes, being given secret names and vowing to slit their own throats and disembowel themselves should they ever reveal the secrets of the temple.
I think Joseph Smith would’ve had a much longer life if he’d just been a fiction writer and left it at that.
Members are kept completely in the dark until they arrive at the temple and suddenly they’re learning secret handshakes, being given secret names and vowing to slit their own throats and disembowel themselves should they ever reveal the secrets of the temple.
Some of what you’re saying can just as easily be applied to Catholicism. They can’t be Christian because they also worship Mary and think she’s just as much a path to salvation as Jesus. They have special rules about who can get into heaven and how, and they’ve got limbo, etc.
What you’re saying about Mormonism being a cult is true, but being a cult doesn’t exclude them from being Christian.
They do, but they also believe that Jesus and Satan were brothers.
There are some pretty dramatic departures from what most people would consider fundamental Christian doctrine, like the belief that there are three levels of heaven, and if you get to the best level of heaven you can become a god of your own planet. Then you and your harem of wives can pump out spirit babies to populate your planet for time and all eternity.
The only way to get to the best level of heaven is to participate in a series of secretive temple ceremonies. Members are kept completely in the dark until they arrive at the temple and suddenly they’re learning secret handshakes, being given secret names and vowing to slit their own throats and disembowel themselves should they ever reveal the secrets of the temple.
I think Joseph Smith would’ve had a much longer life if he’d just been a fiction writer and left it at that.
Basically Freemasonry.
Some of what you’re saying can just as easily be applied to Catholicism. They can’t be Christian because they also worship Mary and think she’s just as much a path to salvation as Jesus. They have special rules about who can get into heaven and how, and they’ve got limbo, etc.
What you’re saying about Mormonism being a cult is true, but being a cult doesn’t exclude them from being Christian.