President Donald Trump didn’t intend to spark a theological debate in his message following a brutal attack against a Michigan Latter-day Saint congregation in what he called “yet another targeted attack on Christians in the United States of America.”

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But during a week of great sorrow, some online commentators couldn’t help but weigh in and try to correct the president — asserting he was indeed mistaken in labeling this body of grieving believers “Christian.”

At the same time, many Latter-day Saints expressed appreciation for the president using an identifier they themselves embraced.

“I’m so thankful my president will recognize me as a Christian,” wrote Ashley Condie in response to the White House post. She

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