When Does a Religion Become a Cult?

Wall Street Journal ^ | Feb. 25, 2011 | Mitch Horowitz

[ejonesie22]

Things like “you're an idiot” I have come to find out are forum/blogging codes for “I ain't got nothin’”

[Cronos]

you forgot the number 128387rd cult — yours, the Church of BibTut.

[Paragon Defender]

lol did YOU read it?

too much. /smh

[SZonian]

...and it’s quite obvious as well.

[ejonesie22]

Yes I did, as I have instructed you before.

Your efforts to deflect are entertaining, your attempted arrogance charming.

Now YOU read it...

Unless this little game is all you have...

Then I will treat it as another matter...

[Bigg Red]

OMW! Love the graphic!

But I am sorry to say that this thread is just a waste of time.

[Jaded]

Nuf said. Thx

[mockingbyrd]

Heh. Good way to start a Monday.

[samiam1972]

Most Dangerous Religious “OTHER Gospel” Cults are:

1) Roman Catholicism

You owe me a new keyboard. I just spit coffee everywhere and am still choking down the giggles. Seriously. That is just too funny. I can’t believe there are people that believe that Catholics are in a cult. Maybe I’m just so used to the Vatican official that follows us around to make sure we’re following all the rules. Oh my goodness. I know you didn’t mean to but I thank you for making me laugh this morning. I needed that!!

[Tax-chick]

What’s the prize for being Number One Most Dangerous? Can we have t-shirts? Official Pope Benedict Epic Facepalm window stickers?

[samiam1972]

I want a window sticker! I want a window sticker!! :o)

[ejonesie22]

A Pope Benedict facepalm...

That’ll leave a mark...

Love it...

And I am not even Catholic ;-)

[Tax-chick]

Make sure one is visible from the front sidewalk, so innocent Biblically Truthy people don’t accidentally knock on the door and get sucked in, never to be seen again ...

(As if we could afford to feed more people, right?)

[rickomatic]

The only cult I come into contact with on a regular basis is the one that attacks the LDS Church on an almost daily basis on Free Republic.

Well, at least you're staying consistant with your adulterous, pedophile founder Joseph Smith, who says that "all the denominations are wrong". Both he, and you are calling true Christianity incorrect.

On a related side note, if all were wrong, and Joey was helping "restore" the church, what exactly did he "restore"? Where is the evidence, either historical or Biblical that any of the zany things Mormons espouse were ever part of the early church? Don't tell me to look in your cut and pasted spam posts, because that information is not there.

[samiam1972]

LOL! I know. I'm expecting another in October. I still have awhile before I catch up with you, though. :0) I am in an area that gets TONS of door knockers. We can see the top of this from our upstairs windows.

[Tax-chick]

Congratulations! That’s an amazing spire ... just like a lightning whelk.

[samiam1972]

Thanks! That building belongs to an RLDS splinter group. There are about 20 different splinter groups in the area. I don’t have exact numbers and I have no idea what they call themselves. Couple of nice buildings though! Lots of high school graduations are held at the RLDS auditorium. I don’t know if that’s what they call it anymore. I can’t keep up!

[Turtlepower]

Who in this thread is acting like a muslim????? Muslims kill people infidels, who here has called for that...hyperbole much?

Now, you seem to be judging other’s souls by using the term “so called Christians”. By what standard are you using to question whether people on this thread are Christians? Is it that they speak the truth against spirtual lies - if so Jesus himself did that agains the Pharisees. Would you judge Jesus poorly for doing that?

[BlackElk]

verdugo:

bibletruth's #40 can give you something more useful to sink your keyboard into.

[BlackElk]

I bear no ill will against Mormons I have known. We should all live as faithful lives. OTOH, the Mountain Meadows massacre was perpetrated by some Mormons against other Mormons, was it not??? And Udall family ancestors were prominent among the perps? Also, wasn’t Joseph Smith lynched by non-Mormons?