No, that’s not true.
A perfect example of why I’m posting this thread, and others like it. What you hear, and there are many sources, is wrong. Ask any Mormon what a “part member family” is. There is no such admonition from the LDS church.
Some use the word "cult" to describe confessions they loathe or fear.
To some non-Christians, Christianity is a "cult."
And so on.
When the term is used academically in debate on this Religion Forum it is not considered "bigotry."
>> Ask any Mormon what a “part member family” is. <<
Just going from what I find on the internet, I’d guess it’s when one spouse converts and the other doesn’t. Now, why do Mormons have to do create a special term for “mixed marriages” unless they have peculiar doctrines or practices regarding them?
What I can find on the internet is enough to convince me that the LDS Church doesn’t formally prescribe divorce. Given the behavioral demands on LDS members, it does seem like becoming a “mixed marriage” presents very severe difficulties, and that there are some attitudes that the ex-Mormon poses a greater mortal danger to the soul of the Mormon than a divorce would. While highly problematic, it seems asserting that Mormons must divorce apostate spouses would overstate the cultishness of Mormons.
I might add, however, that there would be far fewer rumors about Mormon practices and cultishness if the religion wasn’t occult, according to the classic definition of the word. Yes, that’s what occult means in the context of religion: having secret rituals.