I’m a Mormon, Not a Christian - NYTimes.com

I’m a Mormon, Not a Christian - NYTimes.com: "Christians respond that because Mormons don’t believe — in accordance with the Nicene Creed promulgated in the fourth century — that Jesus is also the Father and the Holy Spirit, the Jesus that Mormons have in mind is someone else altogether. The Mormon reaction is incredulity. The Christian retort is exasperation. Rinse and repeat."

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Hmmm. I'm not saying people doesn't use this reason, but I've never heard it before. I've heard Mormon refusal to accept the Nicene Creed is important (but don't some protestants reject that too?) I have heard we're not Christian because we believe we can become gods. I've heard we're not Christian because we have the Book of Mormon, which adds to the bible. I've heard we're not Christian because we believe in modern revelation.  I've heard we are not christian because we believe we are saved by works instead of by faith in Christ (which, obviously, is not true.) I have never heard that our believe about the trinity being separate--which again, I think protestants believe, too-- is what makes us non-Christian.

I think this guy is giving anti-Mormons way too much credit.They are not nearly as consistent in their arguments for why Mormons are non-Christian. This is not some kind of conclusion that anti-Mormons have reached reasoning from first principles. Instead, this is a conclusion, arising from prejudice against Mormons, in search of a justification. The fact that the justifications are all over the map and have nothing to do with believing in Christ prove this.

This guy's article misses the point of arguing over the term "Christian." The point is that by labeling Mormons non-Christian, other Christians want to give those unfamiliar with the LDS church the impression that Mormon's do not believe in the divinity of Christ. Mormons correctly rejected the label "non-Christian" because we do believe in Christ's divinity and we do not want to allow others to misrepresent our doctrine.

Here's a perfect example from the comments:

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But isn't the key point that a Christian believes and confesses that Jesus is the Savior and only path to heaven, while a Mormon does not believe Jesus is his or her Savior? Belief in Jesus Christ as Savior is what sets Christians apart from Mormons, Jews, and followers of Islam.

For a Christian it's not enough to "emulate more perfectly the sinless son of God"; for a Christian it is necessary to believe that Jesus is the Savior and without faith in Him there is no salvation.

Yes, that is the key point.