What do you think of the September Six? Do you think that there's any chance that Mormonism will recognize its radical origins, or do you see it moving closer and closer to mainstream Protestantism?
Personally, I don't think any of the September Six should have been excommunicated, and that it was a bad move on the Church's part.
As for the radical origins or getting closer to Protestantism question, I'm not sure. We're kind of in a rut right now, unwilling to go back to our fairly radical origins but treasuring some of the teachings that came from that, but also unwilling to go fully into mainstream Protestantism.
Is this rut a product of the Church hierarchy, lay members, or both?
On a related note, are there any wide variations in how Mormons see themselves? For example, are American Mormons more likely to see their faith as another branch of Protestantism (owing to their relative acceptance by the predominantly Protestant society in which they live), while non-American Mormons are more likely to see it as something unparalleled in post-Apostasy Christianity?
