I understand what cult means. And the church that Christ started falls under that same view right?Nice try but if the question is whether **the Church **considers the LDS a cult, it’s not relevant what LDS thinks of the Church. You are free to have a discussion with other LDS members as to whether the Church is considered a cult by the LDS.
Why?
Did you read it?
lol, so you are saying that the church did not care about it?
ARe you kidding? During the dark ages, if you went against the Catholic church you were dead. And I can choose to drink tea or alcohol just as I have a choice to do anything else I want to do, but if choose to go against the teachings of the church, then where is my faith? Just as if you went against the teachings of your church such as birth control, or gay marriages. Silly comparison
More beating your chest.
Yes, and I think he failed to make an important point, probably because he wanted to emphasize an LDS slant. This is understandable it is after all an LDS conference talk.
Nonsense if they are actual historical places there should be evidence of them, we find evidence of much smaller and much older human occupation. For the BoM we have nada.
I’d guess they are asleep or spending time with family, oddly enough most peoples lives don’t revolve around you, no one waits around for you to post.
Oh look your gone guess I won
The Idiot Apologists awards were tonight? Dang it! I thought I was a shoe in.
If beating my chest means waiting for an answer from the guy who claims to have answered everything…then yes…I am beating my chest…
Wasnt that one of the original names of the LDS Church when Joseph was working for a name he actually liked?
*It is a perfectly natural and logical response to those ex-[insert religion] that attempt to present themselves as experts, many times over actual members of [insert religion] (note that this is not referring to all ex-[insert any religion]). *
Let me take herculean issue with this statement.
Americans, in particular, grow and personally develop intellectually and spirtually. Often this involves changing churches. This happens frequently in American society and most individuals are statistically likely to change denominational or religious preferences at least once in their life. Oftentimes, this is because of a mixed marriage but also burgeoning interest in theology and Christianity or somthing else. There may be other factors as well. Most have fond memories of the old life such as “a Polish Christmas dinner” or a “Tent Revival” or sitting in a “box pew” of a Presbrytarian church, but over time came to favor another path.
Ex-Mormons are categorically similar to what the ex-members of a cult would report. I have known, very personally, many, many, many ex-Mormons. I have never personally known ANYONE who said ‘Oh I loved the Mormon church but now I’m Methodist’. Instead, they all tell the same horror stories, whether they become Catholic, Baptist, Agnostic or something other. It’s not a conspiracy, It’s not meanness or propaganda. No one is trying to beat you (Mormons) up. We are simply and straightforwardly saying “Brother, you need to take a second and hard look at this thing!” There are huge problems with Joseph Smith’s religion.
If the head is a snake, the body will follow. Take your family and run.