In Peggy Fletcher Stack’s piece in the Salt Lake Tribune on Nov. 25, there were lots of reasons given why The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wants to emphasize Jesus Christ in its name, rather than use the familiar term Mormon. Most notably, the new title is to let people know they are Christian. However, I’m not sure how having Jesus Christ in the title of their church makes them Christian. Nowhere did I see any reference to the theology of Christianity.
Traditional Christian theology is mostly based on the belief in the Holy Trinity, which is one God in three persons (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit).