Yeah, it absolutely was a cult at the beginning of it's history. The extraordinary motion and mobility of American society that launched thousands upon thousands of families into a kind of rootless nomadism destroyed most vestiges of the broader kinship networks that had characterized much of eighteenth-century America. Cultism usually involves some sort of belief that outside the cult all is evil and threatening; inside the cult is the special path to salvation through the cult leader and his teachings.

The scriptures are very clear, there is only one God, Who is the Father of all, came in the flesh (the Son) and sent His Spirit (Holy Ghost) to indwell His people. Right under our noses, there is now a bold blending of holy faith with demonic influence. Though the Civil War has been touted as purely a war for - and against - Southern independence, the irrevocable decision to secede hinged on an attempt to get the U.

At that time, Christian day-schools were under the sponsorship of religious ethnic groups, for instance Irish Catholics or German Lutherans. This would cause problems later (see: Protestantism). Welcome the participation of Mormons in causes which we share for the common good: strengthening family life, fighting pornography and abortion, fostering the virtue of patriotism, and defending the Constitution. Ahmadiyyas do regard themselves as Muslims.

However, they seem to paint with a broom in stating that since there are many theologies none of them can be true. The very subtitle of The Book of Mormon – Another Testament of Jesus Christ – makes one of Mormonism’s central claims directly and candidly: That we need another authority to provide what is lacking in the New Testament. “The Mormon doctrine of sin is not that of biblical Christianity, nor is its teaching concerning salvation… Mormonism’s teachings concerning Jesus Christ start with a radically different understanding of the Virgin Birth and proceed to a fundamentally different understanding of Christ’s work of salvation. “By its very nature, Mormonism borrows Christian themes, personalities, and narratives.

Another premise used in arguing that Latter-day Saints are not Christians is that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not descend from the traditional line of today’s Christian churches: Latter-day Saints are not Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, or Protestant. Praise to His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, information on Ethiopia, JAH RAS TAFARI ... That Joe Smith was an infamous and villainous deceiver and scoundrel. ... Davey, the Supreme Court rejects Davey's claim that his First Amendment rights were violated because neither the scholarship program rules nor the state Constitution "suggests animus towards religion."

LDSFAQ: Questions about the Danites, Joseph Smith, and the 1838 Mormon War in Missouri. A body considered to be a sect can turn into a cult when the above named criteria for measuring whether the group is a cult or not are met. The reason is they don't worship the God of Abraham, Issac and all Christians. And if it is “all sufficient,” why does it not produce consistent results, i.e. why do Protestants not all believe the same? The SDA believes in the ancient prophets and God's revelations and teachings through the Bible, with a much more limited view of modern day prophets, though Ellen White is consider a prophet.

Its first active propagator was Mahavira. The Jains are found in great numbers especially in the western coast of India. The organization of some sects and cults differ greatly from that of the more conventional denominations. The stake president supervises the activities and well-being within his stake and reports the status of his stake to the general authorities of the Church. Members of this movement get along famously with orthodox Jewish rabbis who preach at their conferences and help them study "The Torah."

Pentecostalism/The Charismatic Movement: Pentecostalism originated in the beginning of the twentieth century from the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the nineteenth. Here Paul gives three tests: do they preach another Jesus? are they motivated by another spirit? and do they present a different gospel? It was used to describe cooperation with other churches without compromise of fundamental convictions. [… full article …] – Source: From the book, “What People Ask About The Church,” by Dale A.

Mormons often argue that only those who have read the Book of Mormon and prayed for revelation of its truth are qualified to pass judgment on its truth -- regardless of the evidence against it. Under the logic you put forth the follow should be the case: If this doesn't fit what you meant, please distinguish. In 1852, the Ottoman authorities governing the Holy Land decreed the church’s power-sharing arrangements could not be changed.

Of Anthropology declares the Americas did not have steel or horses before 1492. Before I begin, I must point out that members of the LDS church esteem Jesus Christ to be their leader, not Joseph Smith. The virtues of charity and of hope do not exist as theological virtues.� Charity is merely natural love.� There is no source of truth except reason, and even human testimony seems without validity.� Therefore faith, in the strict theological sense, does not exist.� What is called faith resembles fiducial faith. 13. -The sacraments are ritual prayers, not instituted by Christ nor do they have any intrinsic efficacy.� Baptism must be administered in the name of Jesus, not according to the trinitarian formula.� Baptism does not cleanse the soul of original sin which is purely imaginary.� Confirmation is merely a ratification of baptism in adults.� The Eucharist is merely a memorial or a symbol of charity instituted by Christ in the manner of a fraternal banquet.� There is no real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and there is no transubstantiation.� Christ is not received in Holy Communion and there is no eucharistic sacrifice.� Penance is useful for receiving counsel but there is no real absolution of sins because only God can forgive sins.� Extreme Unction is a means of giving moral and material aid to the infirm for their consolation.� The sacrament of Orders does not come from Jesus Christ.� He did not institute a sacrificial priesthood.� The bishopric is merely a title of rank and a bishop may be validly consecrated by mere priests.� Matrimony was instituted in Paradise and divorce is not allowed. 14. -There is no other life, especially since the soul is material.� Death is the total penalty for the debt due to our sins.