It is a cult. What's the point? Just because someone is a member of a cult doesn't disqualify them from public office.
According to the sociological definition, the Mormons have progressed from cult stage to 'sect' stage at a minimum. Perhaps they've reached the 'church' stage, but they're still relatively young as a movement -- about 150 years if one's practical about their history.
According to the Christian doctrinal definition, they are still a cult in that, most importantly, they are in complete denial of the Trinity.
In either case, I don't see why anyone should get upset over how they are classified by outsiders. That should be the least of their worries.
From my evangelical perspective, they're a cult. Is that going to keep some mormon from paying his rent this month?
Hardly.
I think everyone is totally obscuring the issue. I agree with your post. It disqualifies a person if they feel they have to lie about what they believe in order to obtain that office. And I’ve already seen and heard that from his own mouth.
Then there’s huckabee, who while he has some good conservative social policies, has far too many socially and fiscally liberal ones and admits to believing in the seeker-sensitive approach. This leads me to think he is going to have a HARD time pushing issues which because of our pluralistic society are terribly divisive and controversial.