The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Just Post@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 days agoThe 2nd biggest religion in each state (US)media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1258arrow-down19
arrow-up1249arrow-down1imageThe 2nd biggest religion in each state (US)media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Just Post@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 days agomessage-square106linkfedilink
minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·29 days agoProbably because that “significant divergence” isn’t enough to make them not Christians. Joseph Smith’s bible fanfic might be as ridiculous and idiotic as he was but that’s not enough to distinguish it from the previous iterations.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·29 days agoUsually adding a new prophet gets you a separate category, in abrahamic religions.
minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·29 days agoAnd sometimes a bad Twilight fanfic gets turned into a book and a couple movies. Doesn’t happen for them all.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·28 days agoNot really. It’s basically as divergent as islam. Mormonism isn’t even monotheist.
Probably because that “significant divergence” isn’t enough to make them not Christians. Joseph Smith’s bible fanfic might be as ridiculous and idiotic as he was but that’s not enough to distinguish it from the previous iterations.
Usually adding a new prophet gets you a separate category, in abrahamic religions.
And sometimes a bad Twilight fanfic gets turned into a book and a couple movies. Doesn’t happen for them all.
Not really. It’s basically as divergent as islam. Mormonism isn’t even monotheist.