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The nature of Latter Day as a religion has been doubted; furthermore many are those that have claimed that this doctrine could be a cult. In this essay we would analyze the main controversies against this religion and see whether or not LDS (Latter Days Saint) are a cult. However before we enter into the topic we should first examine the meaning of the word cult.
There is no generally accepted, single, current definition for the term cult. The complexity of defining this word has engendered a controversy among theologians, psychologists, philosophers and sociologists. Cult, such as Christian, hell, heaven, occult, are terms that often causes a social misunderstanding over their meanings. We will examine some of the definitions that have arisen from this term.
Walter Martin, a Christian theologian defines cult as:
“ …a group, religious in nature, which surrounds a leader or a group of teachings which either denies or misinterprets essential biblical doctrines…”
This is an unsatisfying definition, as it is too general and subjective to agree with. It embraces most religions such as Mormon Church, Wicca, Islam, Hinduism, and
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In this essay, therefore, the term cult will be used in sense of a spiritual practice that is potentially dangerous to its members and to the large society.
“…Journalists need no other reason for writing about any particular NRM (new religious movement) except that it is counted as a cult. Because Divine Parents gave humans something of their own nature they think of themselves as “gods in embryo” as being able to continue on the path Heavenly Parents started. Plural marriage in the LDS is just a result of this idea, and not a question of lust, as many have assumed.
Liberty Mo : How does the Mormon reach out to the black visitors when they believe black skin is a curse from God?
Dr. Furthermore, they think that being parents in mortality is an opportunity to share in God’s creative work. uses a thought-reform program to persuade, control, and socialize members (i.
The “sacred books of the Mormons are the "Book of Mormon"; The "Bible", with Joseph Smith own interpretations; "Doctrines and Covenants"; "The Pearl of Great Price", with the “Articles of Faith”.
Possibly, the main offences that have accused LDS of being a cult are their faiths on polygamy and racism against blacks. Mormons still believe in polygamy, but in the celestial world. The last remaining Nephite prophet was Mormon.
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