<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: I have a sister who recently converted to Mormonism. I have heard several differnt things about it and most things are not good. What is the church&#8217;s official stance on the matter and how do I approach the matter?</title> <atom:link href="http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-mormonis/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-mormonis/</link> <description>an online magazine for spiritual seekers.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:25:07 -0400</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4</generator> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>By: Peter Davidson</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-mormonis/#comment-6595</link> <dc:creator>Peter Davidson</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:25:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/beta2008/wp/?p=584#comment-6595</guid> <description>Gerald R. McDermott, the Jordan-Trexler Professor of Religion at Roanoke College and author, with Robert Millet, of Claiming Christ: A Mormon-Evangelical Debate, addressed the question of whether Latter-day Saints are Christians in an article &quot;Is Mormonism Christian?&quot; published in First Things magazine (October 2008).By examining Professor McDermott&#039;s critique in light of the Bible, one can see that Mormonism differs from historic Christian orthodoxy to the degree that historic Christian orthodoxy diverges from Biblical truths.  See the following link:http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B2mH1gj1Vq-BYjczOWYyMDItNDE5NC00YzAxLTgxZDUtZGZhN2IxMzc2MjIz&amp;hl=enMost points where sectarian Christians have problems with LDS doctrine illustrate the departure of sectarianism from the Bible.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gerald R. McDermott, the Jordan-Trexler Professor of Religion at Roanoke College and author, with Robert Millet, of Claiming Christ: A Mormon-Evangelical Debate, addressed the question of whether Latter-day Saints are Christians in an article &#8220;Is Mormonism Christian?&#8221; published in First Things magazine (October 2008).</p><p>By examining Professor McDermott&#8217;s critique in light of the Bible, one can see that Mormonism differs from historic Christian orthodoxy to the degree that historic Christian orthodoxy diverges from Biblical truths.  See the following link:</p><p><a href="http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B2mH1gj1Vq-BYjczOWYyMDItNDE5NC00YzAxLTgxZDUtZGZhN2IxMzc2MjIz&amp;hl=en" rel="nofollow">http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B2mH1gj1Vq-BYjczOWYyMDItNDE5NC00YzAxLTgxZDUtZGZhN2IxMzc2MjIz&amp;hl=en</a></p><p>Most points where sectarian Christians have problems with LDS doctrine illustrate the departure of sectarianism from the Bible.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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