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<DIV class=email_header>Is Mormonism Christian?</DIV>
<DIV>Dear Mr. Kelly,
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<DIV>Most of us have had Mormon missionaries at our doors, and people keep asking whether Mormons are Christians. Many Mormons believe that they are, but in my latest blog post, I summarize the arguments which show why Mormonism is <STRONG>not Christian in any meaningful sense</STRONG> of the term. See <A href="http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/blog.cfm?id=276" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Is Mormonism Christian?</A><BR><BR>Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, editor of <EM>First Things</EM>, raised exactly the same question in an outstanding essay eight years ago, which has the same title: <A href="http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=2972" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Is Mormonism Christian?</A> Fr. Neuhaus reaches the same conclusion, but <STRONG>offers a prolonged reflection</STRONG> on Mormonism and its place in American society.<BR><BR>At this point, perhaps it would be wise to demonstrate <STRONG>what else you can find</STRONG> on
this topic in our library. If you want to become knowledgeable about Mormonism, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS), consider these outstanding resources:<BR><BR>
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<LI>Fr. Brian Harrison, <A href="http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=4753" target=_blank rel=nofollow>The Appeal of Mormonism</A>, an interesting essay taken from <EM>This Rock</EM> in 2003.</LI>
<LI>Fr. Leslie Rumble, <A href="http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=7225" target=_blank rel=nofollow>The Book of Mormon I</A> and <A href="http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=7231" target=_blank rel=nofollow>The Book of Mormon II</A>, from <EM>Homiletic & Pastoral Review</EM> back in the late 1950's.</LI></UL>It's amazing what you can find on CatholicCulture.org when you look!<BR><BR><STRONG>40th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae</STRONG><BR><BR>As I've mentioned before, 2008 is the fortieth anniversary of Pope Paul VI's landmark encyclical <EM>On Human Life</EM>. All of us would do well to reflect on what we've learned since then about <STRONG>how right the Pope was</STRONG>. I think you'll benefit from the recent reflections of Mary Eberstadt, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution: <A href="http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=8380" target=_blank rel=nofollow>The Vindication
of Humanae Vitae</A>.<BR><BR>I also recommend moral theologian William May's analysis of something else that has come out of our contraceptive culture, namely <STRONG>artificial reproductive technologies</STRONG>. Quite apart from the intrinsic immorality of these technologies, Dr. May presents convincing evidence that they do harm to the babies who are artificially conceived: <A href="http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=8385" target=_blank rel=nofollow><EM>Humanae Vitae</EM> and Making Babies</A>.<BR><BR>Jeff Mirus<BR>President<BR>Trinity Communications<BR>
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