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Criticism of Mormonism/Mormonism is a cult
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Contents
Criticism
Critics claim that the Church is "a cult."
Source(s) of the Criticism
- The Utah Evangel 31 (May 1984): 1.
- The Utah Evangel 33 (May 1986): 3.
- Walter Martin, The Kingdom of the Cults, revised and expanded, (Minneapolis: Bethan House, 1985), 173.
- James R. Spencer, Beyond Mormonism: An Elder's Story (Grand Rapids: Chosen Books, 1984), 138.
Response
The response should be brief and summary in nature.
Conclusion
A summary of the argument against the criticism.
Endnotes
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
- Logical fallacies
FAIR web site
- FAIR Topical Guide: LDS Church as "a cult"
External links
- Orson Scott Card, "Hey, Who Are You Calling a Cult?" *
- Stephen E. Robinson, Are Mormons Christians? (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company, 1993). off-site FAIR link
Printed material
- Printed resources whose text is not available online