Christians vs Mormons

[bjarvis]

The most concise commentary I've read yet about the insanity of certain christians calling mormons a cult (from Crooks & Liars):

It's perfectly acceptable to believe that the crucified, human son of an ill-conceived deity resurrects after a three-day dirt-nap, physically flies up to heaven, and Voltrons up with his dad and some ghosty fella to make a Holy Trinitron. But if you believe that the same human son takes a little North American detour after magically coming back to life, and hangs out with some Jewish native Americans, before heading to dad's gated community in the clouds...that strains credulity.

Comments

[bix02138.livejournal.com]

i'd respectfully disagree. it's a matter of what is historically recognized as within the ken of christian theology and what is not. jesus' purported visit to america isn't the sticking point, but rather it is the mormon theological stance vis-à-vis the divinity of jesus and the construction of the trinity. cult is typically used in conservative christianist circles when your unique reinvention of the world is at odds with mine.

both theological stances may strain credulity (after all, faith isn't about truth in the face of agreeable facts, but rather truth in the face of no evidence whatsoever), but the argument is interesting to watch.