Some people where I live thinks MOST mormons are in salt lake and are cult members
2007-05-24 04:36:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Maybe they think that way becuase they don't understand the religion and don't know what it's about. Try explaining to them how the Morman faith works. Maybe they'll understand better then.
2007-05-24 04:43:55 · answer #1 · answered by lisaandpathailey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mormons are wacky, read on.
It was September 11, 1857. A wagon train of 160 settlers on their way to California was massacred by a bunch of Mormons dressed in Indian clothes. 17 children under the age of 8 were spared and lived to tell their story.
1st. They dressed as Indians but after five days they changed tactics.
2nd. Then they went a bit away ,dressed back into normal clothes and acted like the Rescue Party who had negotiated a deal with the"Indians".
3rd, Then confiscated all the guns as part of the deal for "saving" the travellers and Mormon dissidents( who were the reason for the attack in the first place).
4th. Took everybody off a mile or so and shot them all. 2 men got away but were eventually tracked down and killed a day or so later.
5th. Took the 17 children they had not killed back with them to Salt Lake City.
6th. Got away with it. After a publicized trial, with the childrens own testimony admitted into the court, only 1 man was convicted and shot, John D. Lee. ( pardoned by Church 1960)
It ended up being called the Mountain Meadows Massacre. The first time in U.S. history that U.S. citizens were massacred on U.S. soil by religious wackos. This event is even more significant because the total U.S. population at the time was much smaller.(I dont know the exact numbers, maybe only 30 million or so) In todays numbers it would be around 1400 dead.
2007-05-27 11:52:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't you say that most live there, in Utah? Sure they are all over the world but just look at Utah. Have you been there? It is totally different there then it is in here in Wahoo. The culture everything is Mormon. If you look under the definition of a cult you will find that most are cults. What religion wouldn't be considered a cult? I would say forget about cults and blah, blah, blah. You are seeking the truth.
2007-05-25 22:10:09 · answer #3 · answered by Peggy Pirate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To my knowledge Mormons are everywhere. I believe the majority of people in Utah are Mormon, but not most Mormons live there.
As to it being a "cult", strictly speaking Christianity is a "cult" of Judaism, so I would have to say yes. Now if you use cult in the current vernacul;ar meaning.....it is open to question, but I don't believe they quite make the cut. I mean it isn't as if they kill you if you leave them.
2007-05-24 11:44:05 · answer #4 · answered by scrapiron.geo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live in a city of any size, just show them in the phone book the listing for the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints. Then ask what a cult is. Probably it will be whatever church they don't like and don't believe, that they want others to fear and hate as much as they do.
2007-05-26 19:26:39 · answer #5 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please read and consider the definition of a cult as explained here: http://www.helium.com/tm/159769/understand-difference-between-religion
My advice would be this: ask them to define the word "cult" for you. Since they won't be able to without including Christianity in it's early years, you'll have made your point.
2007-05-25 23:48:46 · answer #6 · answered by BryanN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all religions without exception are founded on the principles of cults.... evil don't care because they often lead humanity to war.....
2007-05-24 11:47:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I advise you not to listen to those people.
gw
2007-05-24 13:54:26 · answer #8 · answered by georgewallace78 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋