Is the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints a cult?

The nature of Latter Day as a religion has been doubted; furthermore many are those that have claimed that this doctrine could be a cult. In this essay we would analyze the main controversies against this religion and see whether or not LDS (Latter Days Saint) are a cult. However before we enter into the topic we should first examine the meaning of the word cult.

There is no generally accepted, single, current definition for the term cult. The complexity of defining this word has engendered a controversy among theologians, psychologists, philosophers and sociologists. Cult, such as Christian, hell, heaven, occult, are terms that often causes a social misunderstanding over their meanings. We will examine some of the definitions that have arisen from this term.

Walter Martin, a Christian theologian defines cult as:

“ …a group, religious in nature, which surrounds a leader or a group of teachings which either denies or misinterprets essential biblical doctrines…”

This is an unsatisfying definition, as it is too general and subjective to agree with. It embraces most religions such as Mormon Church, Wicca, Islam, Hinduism, and

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