Straight from my alma mater, Dr. Royce Short says Mormonism is a cult. But notice his definition. The emphasis is upon the theological angle – the angle that most people seem to care the least about in association with this term. Dr. Short came out to Utah and assisted in the church planting of Kaysville Bible Church. It is good church. (HT: BCC)
But unlike Dr. Short, Dr. Mouw is ready to throw the “cult” label under the bus. (HT: Sharperiron)
“Cult” is really meaningless as a theological term. “Heresy”, OTOH…