Jumpin said:
Asking if "Mormonism is a religion or a cult" is the same as asking "Is Elton John a homosexual or a fag?" It's just plain impolite disparagement to the group to label them as a cult considering the implication of the labels these days. |
Not really, one has to remember that the beliefs of religious groups tend to be on the extreme right wing and there's little ( if any ) scientific evidence to support them. On the other hand such a question about Elton John would tend to come from someone on the far right like the Mormons which is why they supported Prop 8 and most scientific evidence would indicate that being homosexual is not an abberration of any type; however, staunchly supporting an ideology that has no basis in reality is quite an aberation.