The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Just Post@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe 2nd biggest religion in each state (US)media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1258arrow-down19
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minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down3·2 months agoThis is clearly counting Mormons as Christians here, despite their significant divergence
minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·2 months agoProbably because that “significant divergence” isn’t enough to make them not Christians. Joseph Smith’s bible fanfic might be as ridiculous and idiotic as he was but that’s not enough to distinguish it from the previous iterations.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·2 months agoUsually adding a new prophet gets you a separate category, in abrahamic religions.
minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoAnd sometimes a bad Twilight fanfic gets turned into a book and a couple movies. Doesn’t happen for them all.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoNot really. It’s basically as divergent as islam. Mormonism isn’t even monotheist.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·2 months agoNo, they’re True Christians.
minus-squareCrashumbc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoNot sure why you got downvoted… They believe they are. Of course every religion believes they are the “true” ones.
This is clearly counting Mormons as Christians here, despite their significant divergence
Probably because that “significant divergence” isn’t enough to make them not Christians. Joseph Smith’s bible fanfic might be as ridiculous and idiotic as he was but that’s not enough to distinguish it from the previous iterations.
Usually adding a new prophet gets you a separate category, in abrahamic religions.
And sometimes a bad Twilight fanfic gets turned into a book and a couple movies. Doesn’t happen for them all.
Not really. It’s basically as divergent as islam. Mormonism isn’t even monotheist.
No, they’re True Christians.
Not sure why you got downvoted… They believe they are.
Of course every religion believes they are the “true” ones.