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20 Δεκ 2017 · Mormons are a religious group that embrace concepts of Christianity as well as revelations made by their founder, Joseph Smith. They primarily belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day...
21 Σεπ 2023 · Part of the resurgent animosity was rooted in resurrected fears of “cults” that accompanied backlash to the mass murder-suicide at Jim Jones’s People’s Temple in 1978.
One is that it is a “cult,” a Mormon cult. The common definition of a cult is that its members are in the thrall of a powerful, charismatic leader. Another aspect of a cult is that its members appear to be lied to and brainwashed.
3 Ιουλ 2024 · Mormons believe that the answer to the question is Mormonism Christian is an emphatic, yes. A more general definition of a cult from Webster’s Dictionary says that a cult is a group with unorthodox beliefs. However, today, a cult is often associated with much more nefarious motives and outcomes.
Academic critics have questioned the legitimacy of Smith as a prophet as well as the historical authenticity of the Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham. Criticism has expanded to include claims of historical revisionism, homophobia, racism, and sexist policies.
As Wallace Stegner has written, the "tradition of the pioneer that is strong all through the West is a cult in Utah." [7] . Mormons "tell and retell their stories of pioneer privations and persecutions."
In Utah, Mormonism is the established religion, not a cult: the church’s president and 12 apostles in Salt Lake City are descended from the pioneers led there by Brigham Young in 1847. Ordinary...
