Originally Posted by Jefferson

You posted some dictionary definitions, then summed it up with this:

In other words, you answered your own question. Any cult can be considered a religion.


Now... Is Mormonism a religion? Yes. Is it a cult? That's debatable because cults are usually a weird off-shoot that follows some extremely questionable teachings of a charismatic leader. So in that regard, yes, Mormonism WAS a cult that followed the (in all honesty, very very weird) teachings of Joseph Smith - a man who was considered nothing short of a huckster by his contemporaries.

Should the Mormons be following the Book of Mormon instead of the Bible? NO.
Should the Catholic Church be following the Pope instead of the Bible? NO.