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.
Is Satanism or a cult?
Is Satanism a "religion" or a cult ?
It doesn’t have to do with size, it has to do with control, at least sociologically. Mormonism is a ‘high demand group’ and still has many of the same characteristics of smaller cults.
Mormonism also fits the anthropological and theological definitions of a cult.
No one has properly defined cult. The basic structure of a cult is it is based on the leadership of one individual with no appeal beyond that person. All focus is inward to the center of the group. There is no outside influence. Members are absolutely subservient to the leader.