Yay or Nay?

 

And if possible list cite your religious/spiritual affiliation as well.

No

Catholic

No

Blue Oyster

Cult

 

1. (a) A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader. (b) The followers of such a religion or sect.

 

2. A system or community of religious worship and ritual.

 

3. The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.

 

 

Religion

 

1. (a) Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe. (b) A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.

 

2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.

 

3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.

 

4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.

 

 

 

Depending on which defintions you use, couldn't any belief system be viewed as a cult?

 

I really don't care what you call Mormonism....cult or religion. Regarding secular approval, I can't see why Mormonism wouldn't be as valid or credible as any other faith. From a Christian perspective, I wouldn't view it any different than, say, Islam.

 

So...

 

No

Christian

No

Christian

No

Blue Oyster

 

:laugh:

Yes, I call them a cult. Who is their founder? A man. I'm a Christian who attends a Southern Baptist Church whose founder was also a man and was God.

 

The Mormans will use the Bible but also uses other written material. Book of Morman/The Doctrine and Covenants/the Pearl of Great Price.

 

Their founder Joseph Smith claimed he found the Book Of Mormon in 1822 and translated it to English.

 

The Bible and the Book Of Morman disagree on certain key beliefs, but they give more precedence to their Book.

 

I disagree with several "Religions" but that doesn't make them wrong or me right.

 

I also disagree with the Baptists/Christians/Catholics/Church of Christs/Jehovah Witness/Islam on certain issues.

You'd have probably got a more honest response had the poll results been private.

You'd have probably got a more honest response had the poll results been private.

You're right. I probably should have. I think I did the wrong thread anyways...I'm going to start another one, that is more in tune with what I'd like to know.

Yes, I call them a cult. Who is their founder? A man. I'm a Christian who attends a Southern Baptist Church whose founder was also a man and was God.

 

The Mormans will use the Bible but also uses other written material. Book of Morman/The Doctrine and Covenants/the Pearl of Great Price.

 

Their founder Joseph Smith claimed he found the Book Of Mormon in 1822 and translated it to English.

 

The Bible and the Book Of Morman disagree on certain key beliefs, but they give more precedence to their Book.

 

I disagree with several "Religions" but that doesn't make them wrong or me right.

 

I also disagree with the Baptists/Christians/Catholics/Church of Christs/Jehovah Witness/Islam on certain issues.

I saw that episode of South Park too.

 

The Mormon religion may have been founded by a man, but he never claimed he was God. Other religions could say that Christianity was founded by a man who claimed he WAS God.

 

Now if you want to ask me if Mormonism and the Book of Mormon a work of Smith's imagination, then :thumb:.

I saw that episode of South Park too.

 

The Mormon religion may have been founded by a man, but he never claimed he was God. Other religions could say that Christianity was founded by a man who claimed he WAS God.

Excellent point.

If Mormonism is a cult, then so is Christianity, or Islam, or Hinduism, etc...

 

No

Catholic

Yes

Atheist

Yes

Atheist

 

Since you say yes, do you believe that all religions are some forms of cults?

Since you say yes, do you believe that all religions are some forms of cults?

You got it.