You do know by definition how Mormons define "restorationist" -- don't you?
It means they don't believe ANY authentic Christianity was existent for 1500-1700 years (anywhere beyond some point starting within the 2nd to 4th centuries)
What's quite "quaint" of you is that you vie for Christianity to "tolerate" Mormonism as "Christianity," yet Mormonism doesn't "tolerate" Christianity beyond the 4th century as the "true faith." (Hence, the need for a supposed "built-from-scratch-from-the-ground-up" Mormonism)
Lds "scripture" -- Doctrine & Covenants 1:30 -- says that the Mormon church is the "only true and living church on the face of the earth."
That's what is so hilarious in coupling your above comment with how you started out that comment: "Finding perceived doctrinal differences in the minutiae..."... because Mormonism NEVER even pretends that the distinctions between Mormonism and the historic Christian faith is mere "minutiae" in "doctrinal differences."
Mormonism assumes a "scorched earth" approach to its faith: Christianity allegedly apostatized; and now the "lone" TRUE Christianity is supposedly Mormonism!
So what's extremely laughable is how you get on us Christians' case for supposedly highlighting mere "minutiae" to outline distinctions between Mormonism and Christianity...yet when Mormonism kicks us out of true Christianity entirely -- and separates us well beyond any "minutiae" in "doctrinal differences," you are totally silent on any & all of that!
In this way, you're outright hysterical!!! (And highly inconsistent)
Sleeper troll.
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It doesn’t matter how Mormons view others, or how others view Mormons. From an unbiased secular view point they are both Christian.