Mormonism

Dear Victorious,

Is Mormonism really a cult?

Ted R. - Sandusky, OH

Dear Ted,

I don't think Mormonism would meet the common understanding that we have in modern society of a cult. However, if you look up the word "cult" in a dictionary, you'll see that it can be any religion that is false. So in that sense, Mormonism, Unitarianism, Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, and many others would qualify as cults.

God is defined as the Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Nothing gets added to that or taken away from it. The only Holy Book we have is the Christian Bible - of the Old & New Testaments. Nothing gets added to that or taken away from it. This is the only true religion. Everything else is false (and therefore a cult).

Religions like Mormonism and Islam tend to be demonized by conservative Christians. They're treated as if they're some terrible brain-washing cult that takes hostages or something. That's not a fair representation of who they are. In fact, it exposes the ignorance of the Christians who think that way!

Put Mormonism in the same category as Catholicism. Neither have an accurate view or definition of who God is (so are worshipping a false god).