And worst of all, they all seek to control.
A Higher Power Gave Me This
Posted on 02/27/2011 8:35:02 AM PST by Colofornian
And worst of all, they all seek to control.
A Higher Power Gave Me This
FYI ping
The answer is simple and obvious.
Any religion that claims salvation can only be achieved by joining said religion is by definition a cult.
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At least the poster didn't resort to COLORS
Back to my coloring books...
The first is behavior control...monitoring of where you go and what you do.
The second is information control, such as discouraging members from reading criticism of the group.
The third is thought control, placing sharp limits on doctrinal questioning.
The fourth is emotional control—using humiliation or guilt...
I would add two more categories:
financial control
extreme leadership.
Financial control translates into levying ruinous dues or fees...
untoward secrecy.
Sounds more like our Obama and the current Administration, or Libya, or Egypt or Iran, or.....
I will say that a religion becomes a cult if you are not freely allowed to leave it. Period.
“To be honest, Radical Islam is a bigger threat than the LDS..”
It depends what type of threat you are talking about for your statement to be true. Radical Islam does have a goal of violently spreading their religion around the world and is a threat to our American way of life. However, Mormonism is a false religion that masquarades as just another true, Christian denomination. The threat of Mormonism is the spirtual deceit of undiscerning people who buy into their lies.
I believe the potential negative impact of Mormonism may be greater then Islam, because Mormonism deceives otherwise decent people and leads them down a path to Hell. Islam certainly leads its adherhants down a path to Hell also, but I’m not as concerned about the political threats of Islam because the destination of eternal souls is more important than our American way of life.
[Of course, trying to dead dunk all the BILLIONS of souls of the world...not very "obsessive" eh? Or are you consistently inconsistent, two-faced, and hypocritical in not pointing out your "perception" on these kinds of spiritual matters?...you know there's still time...go worship this morning...you can confess that there]
[Of course, I guess this says
['Twas done all to surface the surfacy critics like you]
Amen...
Me I don’t care.. It is none of my business. Thankfully our Constitution has a Freedom of Worship clause..
I’m with you. And as an atheist, I think they’re all cults...
“I believe the potential negative impact of Mormonism may be greater then Islam...”
“I’m not as concerned about the political threats of Islam...”
You’re an idiot.
Remember 9-11?
I want respect!!!!
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To be honest I’m not a fan of the LDS, however, I respect other people’s beliefs. I’m the not type of person who tells people how to live or how they worship..
>>>I’m with you. And as an atheist, I think they’re all cults...
Atheism is a cult too.
” I believe the potential negative impact of Mormonism may be greater then Islam”
Perhaps the dumbest statement ever uttered.
1) Roman Catholicism
2) Mormonism
3) Jehovah Witnesses
4) Rich Warren-ism
See Galatians 1:8-9 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we [Paul] have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man [or organization] preach any OTHER gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
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