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“In fact, pastors at my church have called it a cult.”

How intolerant. I went to Catholic school for 12 years (1-12) and had many discussions and debates about different religions during that time. Not once was there a reference or statement from the priests or teachers that Mormonism was a cult. Cult = a cohesive social group devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture considers outside the mainstream. I guess that pretty much describes Catholics, jews, quakers, Methodists, Seventh Day Adventists, Calvinists..well, you get my drift.

“Not once was there a reference or statement from the priests or teachers that Mormonism was a cult”

Typically meaningless, now give us the official Catholic position on the Mormon church.

What you misunderstand is the meaning of the word cult in this context, which is a sect claiming to be Christian, but at its core is not. This is a theological term based on doctrine, and should not be equated with calling LDS a Jonestown in the making. Depending on the commentator, Quakers, Methodists, Calvinists would be Christian. Jehovah Witnesses, Mormons, Reverend Ike & Father Divine would not me. There are opinions on both sides of 7th Day Adventists, though I would put them in the Christian camp. Judaism, like Islam and Shinto are a different religion and not not considered cults.

Great book on this is Kingdom of the Cults by the late Walter Martin.

I went to Catholic school for 12 years (1-12) and had many discussions and debates about different religions during that time. Not once was there a reference or statement from the priests or teachers that Mormonism was a cult.

SOMEone must have been asleep on that day.

“In fact, pastors at my church have called it a cult.”

[How intolerant. I went to Catholic school for 12 years (1-12) and had many discussions and debates about different religions during that time. Not once was there a reference or statement from the priests or teachers that Mormonism was a cult. Cult = a cohesive social group devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture considers outside the mainstream. I guess that pretty much describes Catholics, jews, quakers, Methodists, Seventh Day Adventists, Calvinists..well, you get my drift.]

Here’s how you can tell it is a cult. Go here and read this thread by ex-Mormons, take note of the devastation and suicidal tendencies they note:

http://www.exmormon.org/mormon/mormon457.htm

There’s a whole website full of such accounts. If you can find another denomination that has such a sad website of ex-believers, let me know. Salt Lake is the Prozac capital of the US. Here’s another interesting account:

http://packham.n4m.org/prozac.htm