Mitt Romney is a Christian: Joel Osteen demonstrates the Christianity of love and acceptance

As the bickering between Christians goes on about whether Mitt Romney is a Christian because he is Mormon, the final word has come down from megachurch pastor Joel Osteen:  Romney is definitely a Christian.  So is Obama.  This came out of an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer:

Osteen says that nobody has to "prove" to him that they are a Christian, and he has no problem with someone who is not Christian being President of the United States because Osteen says as a Christian, "he loves everyone" and that there is more to look at in a presidential candidate than their faith—their values, and leadership ability.  This is in stark contrast to the more severe tone pastors like Franklin Graham have taken in which Graham threw doubt on whether Obama is a Christian and said point blank that Mitt Romney is not a Christian because he is Mormon.  Many Christians do not consider Mormons to be Christians because they do not hold orthodox beliefs on core doctrines such as original sin, grace, the inerrancy of the Bible, and the understanding of the Trinity is different.

Osteen did say that the Mormon faith was "not traditional Christianity," but that Mormonism still falls under the umbrella of Christian tenets. "Mormonism is a little different, but I still see them as brothers in Christ," said Osteen.

 

Dakota O'Leary

Dakota O'Leary is a freethinker, and often sassy, scholar of theology and literature. She got her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Theology from the State University of New York College at Buffalo, and her Master of Arts degree in Theology and Literature from Antioch University-Midwest. She is a contributing writer focusing on eschatology, biblical prophecy, and general religious news. Dakota is a co-host of the God Discussion radio show, offering insight to the news stories of the week. We like to call her "our in-house Biblical prophecy expert" as her articles on eschatology have received over 200,000 views on God Discussion.

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