{"id":54005,"date":"2026-07-24T10:50:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=54005"},"modified":"2026-09-23T09:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:59:19","slug":"mormonism-cult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/mormonism-cult\/","title":{"rendered":"Ist der Mormonismus eine Sekte?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No, not in the usual sense of a small group ruled by one leader and cut off from the world. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 17.9 million members at the end of 2025. Some evangelical Protestants call it a cult in a theological sense, for claiming to be Christian while rejecting the historic creeds. Is Mormonism a cult by definition? The word has at least three meanings, and the answer changes with each. In everyday speech\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not in the everyday sense. Sociologists call it a new religious movement; some evangelicals call it a cult for rejecting the creeds and the Trinity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[336],"class_list":["post-54005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-the-mormons-lds"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53993,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/latter-day-saints-vs-mormon\/","url_meta":{"origin":54005,"position":0},"title":"Latter-day Saints vs. Mormon: Understanding the Terms","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"August 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore the difference between Latter-day Saints and Mormons. 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