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Old 05-13-2008, 07:52 AM   #266
CaramonLS
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Originally Posted by eddly View Post
In the Book of Mormon, there is a book called Jacob that briefly mentions it, albeit not supporting it.

It was later in the Doctrine and Covenants that the issue of polygamy was addressed further. I won't comment on it much further as I couldn't give an objective point of view regarding it. I don't support it at all.

Also in regards to calling Mormonism a cult, well I can't really disagree. Look up the definition for it. Basically a cult refers to a devout group of people following a charismatic leader. That could refer to anything from a group following Jesus Christ to a group following Jim Jones.
You forgot to mention that the main founder (Smith) and his 2nd (Young) were also polygamists. A little bit of the follow the leader mentality going on - That, probably more than anything scripture based.
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