Vandalism
editDo not remove references to Christianity from any Mormon related article. This is one of the most bigoted edit summaries that I have ever read, "Removed from category "Christian Symbols", as Christians do not consider themselves in rank with Mormons." If it were up to me I would have you blocked. Please try and be a better person. Thanks. BrendanFrye (talk) 12:54, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
Validity
editI have opened a discussion topic under the Mormon listing in question for further discussion. I also apologize for so many edits to this. It's a little late in the evening for me. :) While I respect your opinion and do not wish to anger you, the fact remains that according to historical standards within the Church, a Christian is one who proclaims Jesus to not only be the son of God and the only way to heaven (as Mormons do believe) but also to be one with God and God in and of himself, and that those who would eventually be labeled "Christians" in the 1st century, this including the apostles (who, if included among the apostate which the Mormon church believes the early church to have fallen into, would negate the Book of Revelation, among various other texts written near the ending of their lives, rendering the Bible fallible, which Mormons do not believe) disassociated themselves from those who would become known as "Monarchians" who believed Jesus to be an agent of or "associate" to God. I understand that Mormons consider themselves to be true Christianity, however, self identification is not equivalent to 'popular' acceptance, which defines those considered 'members' of every group, religious or not, on the earth. Lack of popular acceptance for the Mormon faith within Christianity may be witnessed contemporarily within in the Roman Catholic Catechism, The Evangelical Chicago Statement, the Lutheran 'Official Response to Mormonism' by the Missouri Synod, the General Conference of the Methodist Church in 2000, the USA Episcopal Church, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the Assemblies of God, Evangelicalism, to name a few, which together speak for 1,195,000,000 Christians. Were these the only Christian groups who did no accept Mormonism, which they are not, this number would still vastly outweigh the generous estimate of 17,000,000 Mormons globally.
Therefore, in accordance with Wikipedia's policies of Neutral Point of View, I removed the blatant statement of Mormonism's inclusion within Christianity in light of verifiable consensus amongst a majority of those who hold to the Christian faith''', and would love for a more qualified source to document the arguments for and against Christianity on any page regarding Mormonism. In addition, your reporting of my changes as "Vandalism" is not valid, as these changes were made in an attempt to provide accurate information.
In closing, I welcome all other users to objectively research the topic and reach a consensus, and would request that, disregarding my friend's statements above, all discussion be conducted in the spirit of Wikipedia's policy of "Wikipedia is not a battleground". --Srke3 (talk) 08:16, 7 March 2010 (UTC)