If the Christ, the deity, only begotten Son Of God, God incarnate is not the Christ (annointed) and ONLY way for salvstion ... it is a false Christ, thus, by definition, a cult.
I dont know if theyre a cult, but their belief system indicates they are certainly NOT Christian.
At what point is a cult a religion? Lasting 100 years? Hitting a million followers? I think LDS may not be Christian, but they are no longer a cult.
Yes, they fit all 3 disciplinary definitions - anthropological, sociological, theological.
And I was one once upon a time - definitely a non-Christian cult.
Yes...it is a cult. Read “Kingdom of the Cults” for a listing of Christian Cults and why they are classified that way....Christian Cults because they are off shoots from Christianity.
I find it hard to describe a denomination that has survived multiple leadership changes as being a cult. Maybe a sect but not a cult.
This thread is one of the reasons I do not belong to any organized religion. I cannot believe what I am reading.
I've always thought of a cult as having a mind control component to it as exercised by their leaders. Also, it usually means that the real power is vested in one person.... not always but usually as was the case with say Jim Jones. This is different than true Christianity which vests its power in Jesus Christ. Regardless of whether Mormonism fits a particular definition of cult is probably not worth exploring..... it is already a false religion and that is all that matters as far as what one needs to know.
After Romney gets the nomination Mormonism will be torn apart and ridiculed as the biggest cult in the history of the world. Every little questionable practice will be examined ad nauseam. It will make Free Republic Mormon discussions look tame. This is an obvious setup for the republicans.
I wish more people could see it.
But, If Romney gets the nomination it will be the first time we have a guy running that thinks he is going to be a God versus one that already thinks he is one.
Christianity started as a Jewish cult.
See South Park for what Mormons Really Believe.
Yeah it’s a cult.
It remains a heresy, as does all of Protestantism. Heresies can last hundreds of years.
I don’t care about the LDS’ dogma. I care about how it is increasingly browbeating its members into open borders and amnesty for illegal aliens. This MUST be stopped by its membership.