This would imply that Judaism is inclusionary and not divisive. Except for the Reform, Orthodox, Hasidic (same thing?). I particularly like the Orthodox of every religion, who know they are the real deal, even to having "ortho" in their name, meaning straight, as in straight to God's waiting arms, while all others go to where all others go. Of course, all others think the Orthodox are beating a path to that place. I can't think of a religion that doesn't exclude and doesn't know for a fact it's right, except perhaps Buddhism. I also don't agree that today's Catholics think Protestants aren't Christians. They're Christians, just wrong-headed Christians. Unfortunately, this issue has been sitting on God's desk for millennia now, still unresolved. I hate to think he forgot us. Andy Amago > [Original Message] > From: <JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 3/9/2005 7:34:01 AM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Comparative religion > > This doesn't really seem much different from "Catholics don't think > Protestants are Christian".....it's the exclusionary thing again, still. Can a > religion be a religion if it is not exclusionary? If it does not declare doom for > any who do not follow its particular set of beliefs? Divisiveness is the > very Hallmark of Christianity -- Baptists declare Methodists not worthy, > Pentecostals declare Baptists not worthy.....it's My Truth or No Truth..... > > Julie Krueger > ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: Comparative > religion Date: 3/9/05 2:34:46 A.M. Central Standard Time From: > _andreas@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: > > One could see how traditional versions of Christianity would exclude > > 'Mormonism' but Mormons themselves believe they are Christians... > > > Delegates to the United Methodists' national convention meeting in Cleveland > on Wednesday > said the LDS Church "does not fit within the bounds of the historic, > apostolic tradition of > Christian faith," and that Mormons who convert to Methodism need to be > re-baptized. (...) > Mormonism has "some radically differing doctrine on such matters of belief > as the nature and > being of God; the nature, origin, and purpose of Jesus Christ; and the > nature and way of > salvation." > > The Methodists said Mormonism incorporates a "gendered, married and > procreating god" with "a > body of flesh and bones," and has a theology that "more closely resembles a > tri-theistic or > possibly a polytheistic faith" than monotheism -- worship of the one God. > The Methodists > also objected that "the Jesus of Mormonism is not co-eternal with the Father > and of one > substance with the Father" and that Mormons add other scriptures to the > Bible. > > The Presbyterian Church (USA) and Southern Baptist Convention have issued > similar > assessments of Mormon doctrine. > > More at http://www.apologeticsindex.org/m04.html > > Or google for "mormon cult" > > Look into the details of what happens when a Mormon dies. That explains what > they mean by a > "Mormon Christ", and why the Christians reject Mormonism as a Christian > religion. > > yrs, > andreas > www.andreas.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html