Texas pastor stands ground on "cult" comment about Mormons

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[Genoa]

He’s right. Because of their claims of major latter-day inscripturated revelation, Mormonism crosses a line. The difference between Mormonism and Christianity goes way beyond the differences that exist between various communions in Christianity, such as Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Reformed, etc.

[WOBBLY BOB]

I’d vote for a hari-krishna if he/she would veto all new spending and cut the budget across the board.

[McGavin999]

It is not, and has never been about Romney’s religion. That’s a distraction. It’s about Romney’s policies.

[muleskinner]

The preacher is 100% correct.

Yeah? Is the preacher correct about his calling Catholicism a cult?

Sure, I have big problems with some aspects of Mormonism, but I've never met a more patriotic and conservative "cult" than the Mormons.

[big bad easter bunny]

cult    [kuhlt] noun 1. a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies. 2. an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, especially as manifested by a body of admirers: the physical fitness cult. 3. the object of such devotion. 4. a group or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, ideal, etc. 5. Sociology . a group having a sacred ideology and a set of rites centering around their sacred symbols.

[Scotsman will be Free]

Not talking about patriotic or conservative. Talking about religion. Your ignorance of Christianity and Mormonism is blatantly obvious.

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

Catholicism is a cult? As of when?

[County Agent Hank Kimball]

I live in E. Texas and I’d say at least half of my Baptist aquaintances do not consider Catholics Christians.

(Note: Not my personal opinion....my wife is Catholic.)

Hank

[lonestar]

He also says Catholics are a cult. He’s such a “good christian”.

Where do you get that?

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

Why is that?

[lonestar]

I live in E. Texas and I’d say at least half of my Baptist aquaintances do not consider Catholics Christians.

I've lived in E. Texas longer than you and I have never heard anybody say that Catholics aren't Christians.

I don't know anybody who plays with snakes, either.

[County Agent Hank Kimball]

Surely you’ve heard the laundy list: papacy, prayers to Mary, salvation by works instead of faith alone, purgatory, calling priests “father,” veneration of saints.....come on, you know the list.

Hank

[County Agent Hank Kimball]

Give me a break. You don’t think most Baptists think the veneration of Mary is unchristian? That the papacy is unchristian? They’re all cool with the idea of purgatory?

I know more than one person who thinks the Catholic church is the “whore of babylon.” You’re telling me you don’t know people who believe that?

Hank

[lonestar]

I know more than one person who thinks the Catholic church is the “whore of babylon.” You’re telling me you don’t know people who believe that.

I've never heard "whore of Babylon"... but my friends and I don't sit around discussing the Catholic church...which, BTW, some of my best friends go to...or went to at one time.