2007-09-23 13:37:24 · 12 answers · asked by 2telldatruth 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Unlike the errors, misconceptions, exaggerations, and just pure lies protestants here have posted here about Mormons. We aren't protestants,
but believe in the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ by revelation from God through Joseph Smith, Brigham Young & other prophets.
We don't believe that God the Father was a spirit child of another God & spirits aren't born from sexual relations.
We aren't a cult, but we are a new religion tradition.
Ignore the prejudice, ignorance, & just plain bigotry of some posters here.
BTW, Catholics aren't a cult either
http://www.lds.org
http://www.mormon.org
http://www.fairlds.org
2007-09-23 14:02:25 · answer #1 · answered by Brother G 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
No, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is not a protestant religion, and they are DEFINITELY not a cult. FOr those who really want to know the truth, go to www.lds.org, rather than listening to all the hear-say out there. The LDS church is a Christian church.
2007-09-23 13:51:19 · answer #2 · answered by Elder Swordsman11 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No the Latter Day Saints are not Protestant.
2007-09-23 13:50:58 · answer #3 · answered by Norskeyenta 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, the Mormon Church does not claim to be Protestant. It claims to be a divine restoration of Christ's true church. It therefore rejects the validity of any other church. Its basic beliefs place it outside the standard doctrines of Christianity. Mormonism teaches that the God to whom they pray is but one of a whole series of gods who at one time were mortal then progressed to godhood. The LDS Church teaches that their Heavenly Father was once born as a spirit child of a god and wife who ruled a different world. After maturing as a spirit being he was sent to another world where he was born as a human. There he grew to maturity, married, died, was resurrected, went to heaven, progressed and eventually became the God of our world. He and his resurrected wife continue to have spirit children born to them in their heavenly realm. The Mormon man, accompanied by his wife, who is faithful to his religion, pays his tithe, attends the LDS temple rituals, etc. is hoping to eventually progress to become a god of another world, just like his Heavenly Father did.
2007-09-23 13:39:59 · answer #4 · answered by Joe D 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Most protestant "religions" remain at least partially authentic and Christian.
LDS beliefs and practices fail to qualify at all.
2007-09-23 15:36:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
No way. They wish. They believe a guy named Joe Smith in Buffalo, NY received the Book of Mormon from a white salamander named Moroni and it is the story of Christ's visit to America or something. I didn't study any further.
2007-09-23 13:43:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
Yes. Mormons use the Christian bible (King James Version) as well as their 'Book of Mormon' and talk about baptism, Jesus as a deity, tithes, missionary work and all the other trappings of Christianity as practiced by other Protestant sects.
2007-09-23 13:45:50 · answer #7 · answered by nora22000 7 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Just a correction: you mean denomination, not religion.
2007-09-23 13:41:58 · answer #8 · answered by Dreamstuff Entity 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nope. It is a cult pretending to be a protestant religion.
2007-09-23 13:41:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 7⤋
No, its another cult like the Catholic Church.
2007-09-23 13:42:29 · answer #10 · answered by Marcus R. 6 · 0⤊ 6⤋