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Originally Posted by jasonsplace
I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) and we too are called cult members. Personally I think that the biggest problem with being called a cult is that it now has mixed meanings. Because of early cults with evil purposes people think that all cults must be evil. If you look up the word in the dictionary the first definition is:
According to that, any religion is a cult. It doesn't say that they are evil or that they do bad things. It is simply a word to describe a religion in it's entirety.
The second definition is:
Well anyone who professes to be Christian believes and follows in the teachings of Jesus Christ so in a way they are all members of one cult.
By those 2 definitions it can be seen that all religions are in reality cults. When you hear that word it just makes you cringe though as in the past so many cults have done so many things and I think that is why people started calling the different churches religions. That way it could help distinguish the 2.
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I don't mean to offend in anyway but as Long as LDS keeps their traditions and stories Joseph Smith brought they will always be considered a cult, mainly for the strong Racism Vibe
This video yet dated, shows many truths of the LDS church