What do you classify Mormonism as?

Which one? I consider it on the deviding line, not really either or, but it has characteristics of both.

It's a religion, just not one I care for all that much.

It's a religion. :|

A combination of both I think.

:lol:

I can't believe this kind of discussion is still going on these days. I've lived in So. California most of my life but I did spend three years of my mid-teens in a small mountain town in Utah. Other than a few teachers being fairly outwardly conservative, I found the people there much the same as anyplace else I've lived and their church services seem little different to me from my private school Episcopalian church services except they were a little longer as after the preacher does his thing a different person each week from the community would also have some time to speak their mind. They seem to consider the occasional reports of old school polygamists as weirdos and they drank like you wouldn't believe.

Also the entire high school held a city wide water balloon/gun/what have you fight at the end of the school year...but I think that's mainly a small town thing.

I respect some aspects of it, but in my opinion it is a cult. A person has to jump through a bunch of hoops to even qualifiy as a member, which is not biblical in the slightest. What creeps me out is the way the LDS leaders always speak in a slow and creepy manner and the way that the missionaries are trained to formulate arguments.

I'm not clear on what the difference is between a religion and a cult.

I respect some aspects of it, but in my opinion it is a cult. A person has to jump through a bunch of hoops to even qualifiy as a member, which is not biblical in the slightest. What creeps me out is the way the LDS leaders always speak in a slow and creepy manner and the way that the missionaries are trained to formulate arguments.

dracula_16

If by "hoops" you mean they want you to study their scripture and demonstrate a knowledge of their beliefs then...yes. After that all they do is have you kneel and a couple of brothers will lay their hands on your whilst they pray and "whallah" you're in. There's really nothing mysterious going on there. I decided not to join the religion after a couple of brothers gave me their spiel on their origins and beliefs and I never heard another word about it. Nobody treated me any differently and nobody tried to push their religious beliefs even in a small town full of Mormons.

mmm how do you classify a religion where they believe that a random guy found gold plaque in the forest that claim that the white people were the first inhabitant on North America... :roll:

I'm not clear on what the difference is between a religion and a cult.

Palantas

mmm how do you classify a religion where they believe that a random guy found gold plaque in the forest that claim that the white people were the first inhabitant on North America... :roll:

Franko_3

Hmm, they came from Jerusalem. I highly doubt they were white.

mmm how do you classify a religion where they believe that a random guy found gold plaque in the forest that claim that the white people were the first inhabitant on North America... :roll:

Franko_3

Unless I am mistaken, it is a religion. (albeit with some interesting quirks relative to modern western society)

Religion. They have some ideas that I don't agree with (and some of those ideas are restricted to the crazies, not the everyday mormons) but it's no crazier than any other religion from my experience.XilePrincess

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mmm how do you classify a religion where they believe that a random guy found gold plaque in the forest that claim that the white people were the first inhabitant on North America... :roll:

thegerg

I classify it as moronic.

EDIT: No pun intended. Ha.

Since Mormonism is a branch of Christianity, it's part of a religion.

Let's see, when Abraham said that god spoke to him, it's believable.

When Moses said that god spoke to him, it's believable.

When Jesus claimed to be the son of god and claimed the father spoke to him, it's believable.

When Muhammed claimed that god spoke to him, it's believable.

When Joeseph Smith claimed that god spoke to him, now suddenly he's starting a cult.

just another brainwashing group like all the others.

Let's see, when Abraham said that god spoke to him, it's believable.

When Moses said that god spoke to him, it's believable.

When Jesus claimed to be the son of god and claimed the father spoke to him, it's believable.

When Muhammed claimed that god spoke to him, it's believable.

When Joeseph Smith claimed that god spoke to him, now suddenly he's starting a cult.

theone86

well, people have come a long way in the past 1500+ years. Back then, they'd believe anything because, hey, life was crap and they would take anything they could get.

now life is good, people can work and obtain what they want...religion is not a necessity like it was, so yeah...not believable nowadays nor for the past 200 years.

also, I classify them as extremists

STAY OUT OF KLENDATHU!!!

It hovers in the same area (although not quite as low) as scientology.

being an athiest and as i view ALL religions equally. i find mormonism no more or no less ridiculous and ludicrous than any other

Let's see, when Abraham said that god spoke to him, it's believable.

When Moses said that god spoke to him, it's believable.

When Jesus claimed to be the son of god and claimed the father spoke to him, it's believable.

When Muhammed claimed that god spoke to him, it's believable.

When Joeseph Smith claimed that god spoke to him, now suddenly he's starting a cult.

theone86

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Let's see, when Abraham said that god spoke to him, it's believable.

When Moses said that god spoke to him, it's believable.

When Jesus claimed to be the son of god and claimed the father spoke to him, it's believable.

When Muhammed claimed that god spoke to him, it's believable.

When Joeseph Smith claimed that god spoke to him, now suddenly he's starting a cult.

mrbojangles25

well, people have come a long way in the past 1500+ years. Back then, they'd believe anything because, hey, life was crap and they would take anything they could get.

now life is good, people can work and obtain what they want...religion is not a necessity like it was, so yeah...not believable nowadays nor for the past 200 years.

How does that work? People still follow those religions so clearly things are't that different in that regard.

I'm not clear on what the difference is between a religion and a cult.

Palantas

Mormons consider themselves Christian and they're not anymore a cult than any other Christian group.Travo_basic

[QUOTE="Travo_basic"]Mormons consider themselves Christian and they're not anymore a cult than any other Christian group.surrealnumber5

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"][QUOTE="Travo_basic"]Mormons consider themselves Christian and they're not anymore a cult than any other Christian group.Travo_basic

People who refuse to tell us the secret of how magnets work :x

People who refuse to tell us the secret of how magnets work :x

kraken2109

It's a religion that is no more nor less valid than any other religion. I find it funny that, in my personal life at least, the people who are most critical of mormonism is other christians.

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People who refuse to tell us the secret of how magnets work :x

lightleggy

It is definately a religion which I am part of