Category talk:Josephite denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement

Inappropriate

The category is inappropriate, and seems to be implying that adherents of Joseph Smith III should in any way be heretics from the true line of whatever other LDS group: WP:NPOV. I'll make the Christianity Wikiproject aware of it. ... said: Rursus (^mbork³) 15:05, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, I misread, but still object to the existence: the category text very clearly indicate that it regards Joseph Smith III as the "rightful" successor, WP:POV, WP:PROMOTE, etc., "formed as schismatic break-offs" is not neutral, Josephite as being a term for LDS:ers is not supported by any other article, and the category is insignificant. ... said: Rursus (^mbork³) 15:17, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

There's no such link as WP:PROMOTE. Please ignore that link. ... said: Rursus (^mbork³) 15:40, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Please see List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement. It expains where these terms come from and that "Terms like "Josephite" or "Brighamite", used by some Latter Day Saints as a moniker for the Community of Christ and Utah LDS churches respectively, are sometimes also used to distinguish a group of sects, as well. Those sects within each group share a common ancestry and basic beliefs that are different from groups sharing other provenances. No offense is intended by their use here, as has been the case in the past, when these terms were often used in a pejorative sense."--ARTEST4ECHO ^talk 02:12, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

This category is great

I'm with the Restoration Branches movement and I think this category is great because now I am finding out about other Josephite groups I was not previously aware of.

It is true that there are some people who don't like the terms "Brighamite" and "Josephite" and so on but there are a number of good reasons why their concerns are not valid:

1. Most of these same people object to "labels" in general, not just to these specific labels in particular. As such, their concerns may not be worth noting in an encyclopedia naming convention.
2. "Leaderites" where "Leader" is the name of the human originator of a movement, culture or society is the naming convention that the Book of Mormon uses regardless of whether the people are righteous or unrighteous (Nephites, Lamanites, Jaredites etc) and as such is not pejorative in any way.
3. I really think as followers of Joseph Smith III, us "Josephites" have nothing to be ashamed of in being called "Josephites." Unless the Brighamites have something to be ashamed of about Brigham Young, I see no reason why they should object to being called "Brighamites" either.
4. "Prairie saint" is a designation made up by the Brighamites and it refers to any saints not following Brigham Young out to Utah but instead staying behind in the prairies. It suggests people who didn't go to Utah because they lacked the faith to endure the journey or something to that effect. From our perspective, the RLDS did not go out to Utah because they believed it was not the right thing to do, not because they were too scared or lacked the faith or whatever. "Prairie saint" seems to suggest lukewarmness and so seems kind of pejorative. Even if that's not how it's meant, it's still a label being applied from outside rather than a self-designated kind of one. I think referring to the names of leaders is the best way to go. --BenMcLean (talk) 23:37, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Chalcedonian Christians

I have put this Category in Category:Chalcedonian Christians. Unlike the LDS Church, the Josephite sects in the Latter Day Saint movement, such as the Community of Chris and it's schisms, follows the traditional Protestant trinitarian theology. Category:Protestants is in Category:Chalcedonian Christians, so I would think that the category Josephite sects in the Latter Day Saint movement, should be in the same Category as the Protestants. However, apparently there are Category:Nestorians and Category:Non-Chalcedonian Christians trinitarians. I don't know the difference, so I'm not sure if it should be there instead. If someone thinks this category belongs in one of those, please let me know, or just move it.--- ARTEST4ECHO ^(talk) 15:42, 21 January 2015 (UTC)