One of the most distinguishing marks of Mormonism is the lack of the cross in any of their church buildings and teachings. On the flip side, the one thing that unites Christians is the symbol of the cross and what it signifies. Mormons reject this premise and reject the idea they’re not a Christian organization.
Their defiance in not accepting that Jesus paid for their sins on the cross is one of the subjects we’re always pointing out to them. The lack of their acceptance should be a key indicator to everyone, especially Christians, there’s something wrong.
We’ve written about this several times and have listed those articles here so our readers can get a fuller understanding of how Mormons feel about the cross and the reason why they’ve rejected it.
The Missing Cross in Mormonism & Why Mormons Shied away from Passion of the Christ
The reaction of the LDS Church with Mel Gibson’s movie ‘The Passion of the Christ’. The Church emphatically told members to stay away because of its ‘R’ rating, but we highly doubt that’s the real reason!
This article and the one above it (Mormon Temple in Rome, Italy) deals with the Mormon temple in Rome and why they have a large cross on the front doors when the LDS Church rejects the cross.
The Cross; God’s Altar for the Sins of Man
A look at what Jesus meant when He used this phrase and what it means for the Mormon
The Mormons can put a gold statue of an angel that Joseph Smith reported to have seen, however, the symbol of our salvation, the cross and the precious blood that was shed on that cross, are somehow forgotten