(May 13, 2014 at 10:07 am)Godlesspanther Wrote: Here is a great list of criteria for a cult -- 100 (count 'em) categories:
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-cult_q0.html
Well, that answers my question about Mormonism then.
Of just the first 50 criteria they fit (by my pretty lousy understanding of Mormonism) 1, 6, 7, 8, 10-21, 24, 25, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35-38, 43, 45-50 so... 32 of the first 50 fit Mormonism, and solid arguments could probably be made for more than that.
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.