I don't want to speak for Blaine, but I see nothing in Mormonism that prevents either of us to fellowship with non-LDS Christians. Perhaps I don't understand fellowship quite the same way you do though.
Good post. And thanks for not taking offense. I am afraid I did speak for Blaine. Probably a mistake.
Fellowship. I do think that fellowship is bigger than denominational boundaries but limited by a true sense of mutuality and purpose. A lexical view of koinonia reveals a number of nuances, to wit (old guys say that a lot, "to wit"): fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, intercourse. Note the progression. It was part of the routine of the first church (Acts 2:42).
My experience with the Mormon church has been one that is the witness to a degree of exclusion which goes beyond sectarian or denominational bias. It seems to me that this exclusiveness is the surrounding halo of a world religion. If that is the case, we have no fellowship or brotherhood. I don't like saying that. I have only my instincts about this issue. If Blaine and I are brothers (or Dave and I), to what eventuality can we point as the defining factor which presents us with the same Parent? Or is there more to brotherhood than divine genetics?
John
