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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DreBob" data-source="post: 2476474" data-attributes="member: 111210">Both the Jehovah's Witnesses AND the Mormons claim that the "true" gospel was lost for more than 1,700 years, until their founders figured things out, on their own.  Both claim to have a special sort of divine revelation that other denominations are not privy to.  Both reject the key tenet of Christianity, that Jesus is divine.  Both claim that other versions of Christianity are "apostate" or fallen, and are not "true" Christians.Since both of these groups exclude every other Christian belief as not being legitimate, it's entirely reasonable to separate them from mainstream Christianity, as they wish.  Essentially, both groups attempt to co-opt the label "Christian" for themselves, then exclude every other Christian.So I think your accusation here is simply misplaced.</blockquote>