{"id":1188,"date":"2012-02-23T15:49:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T19:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/discoveriesofawanderer\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2012-02-23T15:49:45","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T19:49:45","slug":"how-are-mormons-and-christians-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/discoveriesofawanderer\/2012\/02\/how-are-mormons-and-christians-different.html","title":{"rendered":"How Are Mormons and Christians Different?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are like me, you wonder about the differences between faiths. What exactly do Mormons believe, and why? There are so many things I don&#8217;t know about Mormonism. Take a look at the differences between what Mormons believe and what Christians believe. Are you a Mormon? 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