re: Are Mormons Christians?

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Have a Mormon classmate and he insists that he's a Christian. I'm not sure I agree. Their beliefs are so radical and different from regular Christians that I consider them their own thing.

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Considering all the radical differences between different sects of Christians, it makes no sense to single out this one and say they're not Christians. They believe in Christ as the resurrected son of God and the path to salvation. That makes them Christians. The belief that he appeared to people in the western hemisphere and gave another testament is just a variation on the details of his life. They still believe the Bible and have simply added the additional testament of Christ to it. The philosophy is not significantly changed. They are Christians.