Are Mormon's Christians?

[J. J.]

It really depends on how you define Christian. 

[J. J.]

They certainly are not Protestants, though.

correct.  and they're very quick to point that out if you should ever attempt to group them with protestants, all of which suggests they probably deserve a separate, fourth, categorization outside the usual Catholic (Eastern or Roman), Protestant (Evangelical or Mainline), and Copt (qibt) groupings within Christianity.

Well, I see a problem.  If you characterize "Protestant" as originating in the  Reformation, then no.  But you would have to say the same thing about Methodism.  Most people would characterize Methodism as Protestant.

[J. J.]

I've never been excoriated by a Methodist, or any other mainline protestant, for using the word Protestant to label their flavor of Christianity... .


Though, as I stated, I'm no religious scholar, and beyond the superficial and historical aspects I've noted here, I think you'll have to read the Book of Mormon and decide for yourself whether you want to call them Protestant.  But take my caveat seriously:  they don't like it, and they'll let you know it very quickly and very clearly. 

Angus, I'm noting that the label "Protestant" really has very little meaning, because it would either include all Christian Churches founded after 1500 (actually earlier with the Brethren), or it would mean only those Churches founded as a result of the Reformation, which would exclude Methodists, Quakers, Swedenborgians.