Mormons aren't Christians.

Really!?

Well, that's at least what's being argued about everywhere. One coworker mentioned it to me in an e-mail. He said "When did the Mormon Faith become non-Christian? I must have missed that day……"

I'm glad someone knows who we are.

Apparently having the words 'Church of Jesus Christ' in the church's name doesn't clarify that enough. Or the fact that never wanted to be called 'Mormons' in the first place because we think it detracts from Christ too much.  (I'd like to suggest that these 'real' Christians should stop calling themselves Baptists or Lutherans, or someone might wonder who they worship.)

The fact that Mormons claim to be Christian is not being questioned.  The problem is who gets to define what a "Christian" is.

The first argument of the protestants is that we are not 'biblical' enough to be called Christian, but when we point out our expertise in the bible (namely, that our 10-year-olds know the good book better than most protestant adults), or our considerably more devout adherence to its teachings (such as pre-marital virtue, Sabbath observance, and Tithing) they retreat to positions of doctrinal disagreements... but they choose those that they in fact even have among themselves:  Literal or figurative resurrection? Trinity or Father-Son? Grace or works? The arguments descend from major points of difficulty to the minor. Funeral potatoes or green-jello with shredded carrots on top?

I think their real problem with us is that we sometimes proselytize in their flocks (I've actually heard they accuse us of  'sheep stealing'), which means that they lose income to a church that seems to run fine without a paid ministry. Religion is a  comfortable way to make a living these days, unless you're Mormon.

If they ever saw me preach, they'd know where I stand on the question of who Christ is and what my dependence on him is.  But the non-Christian argument has reduced them to spending their time researching in the 100 year old diaries of obscure frontier mormons for snippets that they can argue with.