{"id":4031,"date":"2012-10-03T11:56:54","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T16:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/?p=4031"},"modified":"2012-10-03T12:02:28","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T17:02:28","slug":"evangelicals-mormons-and-orthodoxy-the-glossary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2012\/10\/03\/evangelicals-mormons-and-orthodoxy-the-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Evangelicals, Mormons, and Orthodoxy: The Glossary!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Just last week I had an enjoyable interview with a reporter from World Magazine<\/a> regarding evangelicalism, the LDS church<\/a>, and theological confusion. \u00a0While pleasant, for a longtime Evangelical for Mitt<\/a>,\u00a0the conversation felt just a bit repetitive. \u00a0After I hung up the phone, I had a sudden flash of insight: amidst all the questions regarding Mormonism, evangelicalism, and Christianity, we\u2019ve never defined our terms. \u00a0We have no glossary! \u00a0The lawyer in me rebels. \u00a0So, without further ado, let\u2019s define our terms:<\/p>\n

Orthodox, creedal Christianity<\/strong>: \u00a0The Presbyterian Church in America<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Less-orthodox Christianity<\/strong>: \u00a0Baptists.<\/p>\n

Not orthodox Christianity<\/strong>: \u00a0Mormons.<\/p>\n

Megachurch Christianity<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\nRecently re-admitted to Christianity<\/strong>: Catholics<\/p>\nEmergent Christianity<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2012\/10\/03\/evangelicals-mormons-and-orthodoxy-the-glossary\/emergent\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4033\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4033\" title=\"emergent\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/9\/2012\/10\/emergent-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\"><\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nSomewhat orthodox Christianity<\/strong>: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Orthodox_Church\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Orthodox\u00a0Church<\/a>.<\/p>\nAtheists<\/strong>: Episcopalians.<\/p>\nCalvinists<\/strong>: \u00a0The elect.<\/p>\nArminians<\/strong>: \u00a0The elect.<\/p>\nCult<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2012\/10\/03\/evangelicals-mormons-and-orthodoxy-the-glossary\/obama-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4032\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4032\" title=\"obama\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/9\/2012\/10\/obama-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nNow let\u2019s answer some questions!<\/p>\nAre Mormons Christians<\/strong>? \u00a0Which Mormons?<\/p>\nAre Presbyterians Christians<\/strong>? \u00a0Which Presbyterians?<\/p>\nCoward. \u00a0Who\u2019s saved? \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+10%3A9-10&version=NIV\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">These people<\/a>.<\/p>\nFor those of you grateful to me for answering the great questions of our time, you\u2019re very welcome. \u00a0But I\u2019m far from finished . . . Tune in next week when I define Islam!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just last week I had an enjoyable interview with a reporter from World Magazine regarding evangelicalism, the LDS church, and theological confusion. \u00a0While pleasant, for a longtime Evangelical for Mitt,\u00a0the conversation felt just a bit repetitive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[774,773,24,775,114],"class_list":["post-4031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-christians","tag-definitions","tag-mormons","tag-presbyterians","tag-president-obama"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Evangelicals, Mormons, and Orthodoxy: The Glossary!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Just last week I had an enjoyable interview with a reporter from World Magazine 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