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Line 54: − Of course Mitt Romney is a Christian, as are all Mormons. This is a loaded question, however, and it depends primarily on how "Christian" is defined.+ − − In the broadest sense, Mormons are obviously Christian because they believe the New Testament to be the Word of God. They believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ, that he was the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament, that he atoned for the sins of mankind and was resurrected. Anyone who believes these things--as Romney does--can accurately be called a Christian. (By way of contrast, Jews, Muslims, and Buddhists do not believe these things.) − − However, there are many--especially within Evangelical Christianity--who seek to define Christianity in a much narrower sense that conforms to particular points of doctrine. By this narrow definition, wide swaths of Christian believers, including Catholics, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventists, Pentecostals, and Mormons would not be considered "Christian." In fact, many Evangelicals do not consider the Church of Christ to be "Christian" because of its particular salvation doctrines.
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==Is Romney's Faith Christian?==
==Is Romney's Faith Christian?==
There are many--especially within Evangelical Christianity--who seek to define Christianity in a much narrower sense that conforms to particular points of doctrine. By this narrow definition, wide swaths of Christian believers, including Catholics, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventists, Pentecostals, and Mormons would not be considered "Christian." In fact, many Evangelicals do not consider the Church of Christ to be "Christian" because of its particular salvation doctrines.
In this narrow sense, it may be accurate to say that Romney's faith is not Christian, but it would be much more accurate to say that Mormonism is not a Protestant denomination, or that it is not considered part of Evangelical Christianity. Otherwise the statement only makes sense to those few who define "Christianity" as "Evangelical Christianity" or in a similarly narrow sense.
In this narrow sense, it may be accurate to say that Romney's faith is not Christian, but it would be much more accurate to say that Mormonism is not a Protestant denomination, or that it is not considered part of Evangelical Christianity. Otherwise the statement only makes sense to those few who define "Christianity" as "Evangelical Christianity" or in a similarly narrow sense.