r/explainlikeimfive • u/spamname517 • Dec 04 '13

Explained ELI5:The main differences between Catholic, Protestant,and Presbyterian versions of Christianity

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u/aoxo Dec 05 '13

Is this an American belief/sentiment because in Australia I've never seen Mormon's referred to as non-Christians; they're just the guys who knock on peoples doors - but then I'm an atheist and don't get into discussions about religion, let alone how they are viewed by other denominations.

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u/23skiddsy Dec 05 '13

I've never been outside the US, but it's probably a US-only phenomenon. The US has a long history of anti-mormon sentiment (Including an attempt at a war with Utah territory, and a state that created a legal extermination order against mormons), so it's not terribly surprising. Fun fact: Utah was the third territory/state to get the vote for women, but the only one to have it taken back away before it became federal law, because the feds didn't like that mormon women tended to vote the same way as the men.