Are Mormon's Christians?

[Ebowed]

There is a lot of debate on this topic within the Christian community, and whatever position you take, the other side is likely to be offended.  Secular groups are more likely to group Mormons with Christians as the church is growing and no longer small enough to be "ignored" anymore.  For example, some school textbooks on social or global studies name The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as a Protestant sect of Christianity.  Mormons also claim that their church is part of Christianity, but I don't know whether they consider themselves Protestant or something else.  Perhaps one of the Mormons on this forum can shed light on that.