Hey, Vicki:I'd like to see a thread with question 1, as well as the following questions:
2. What defines a Christian?
3. How do Mormons fail to meet this definition?
4. Considering the wide range of beliefs in "Christian" churches, shouldn't the def. be fairly broad?
As you know, I'm an ex-mormon, and I can definitely appreciate the recent shift towards emphasizing Christ as the center of the Church (much of it before I left the Church). In spite of the shift, not much was changed doctrinally--it was simply the emphasis that changed. I doubt many Mormons would claim much in common with most other Christian Churches, but they still feel the right to use the Christian title--after all, they do consider Christ their Lord and Savior.
I think you can still consider someone a Christian without considering their beliefs accurate. You might call them a deceived Christian or a bad Christian, but simply believing something different than a Christian doesn't seem to be enough to disqualify them, IMO.
-Dan
