Cult?

Active Mormons are 6 times less likely to commit suicide than non-mormons, SOURCE:
SC Hilton, GW Fellingham, JL Lyon, "Suicide rates and religious commitment in young adult males in Utah," American Journal of Epidemiology 155/5 (1 March 2002): 413--419

"Expert: Mormon women less depressed," USA Today, 2 April 2004 (Associated Press article)

Being a faithful Mormon reduces the risk of depression, source:
DC Spendlove, DW West, WM Stanish, "Risk factors and the prevalence of depression in Mormon women," Soc Sci Med 18/6 (1984):491--495

"lowest teen pregnancy rate and the lowest abortion rate," Source:

Data from the U.S. Govt. Census Bureau lists Utah as the state with the lowest teen pregnancy rate and the lowest abortion rate in the United States. [Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States 1997: National Data Book. Washington, D.C.: Census Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Commerce (1997).]

A Preliminary Review of Literature (1923-95)," in Latter-day Saint Social Life: Social Research on the LDS Church of its Members, edited by James T. Duke, (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998)
the abstract of which reads:

"Analysis of the data indicates that Latter-day Saints who live their lives consistent with their religious beliefs experience greater general well-being and marital and family stability, and less delinquency, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse than those who do not. This review of research also concludes that there is very little support for the assertion made by some that religious belief, practice, or affiliation is antithetical to mental health...."
http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/latter-day-saint-social-life-social-research-lds-...

"income given to charity by the wealthy"
[Source: Kent Allen. "Philanthropy: Give and Take: Individual Potential in Relative Terms" in Washington Post (3 January 1999), pg A17.]
http://www.adherents.com/largecom/lds_dem.html

Provo, Utah healthiest city for women
[Source: MSNBC]
http://www.adherents.com/largecom/lds_dem.html

http://en.fairmormon.org/Utah/Statistical_claims/Bankruptcy_rate_in_Utah

http://en.fairmormon.org/Utah/Statistical_claims/Suicide_rate_among_Mormons

http://en.fairmormon.org/Utah/Statistical_claims/LDS_use_of_antidepressants

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-04-02-mormon-depression_x.htm

http://mormonscholarstestify.org/

"Comparisons - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life"
http://religions.pewforum.org/comparisons#

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[pumlin1]

The church of latter day saints must be living quite comfortably with 10% of so many members earnings. GOD LOVES YOU BUT HE NEEDS YOUR MONEY NOW

[TheSkepticChristian]

@pumlin1 Ironically, I have secular academic sources, to show that you are mistaken on what you intend to say.

It's True that members pay 10%, but that money goes to the building of chapels, and other stuff.

No one in the church get's rich because of tithing money.

There is no professional clergy at the LDS church.

[pumlin1]

@TheSkepticChristian thats fair enough. I was under the impression that mormons were told that if they do not pay money then they have no path to heaven. If all of the money is spent on building churches and missions etc then there is no problem

[TheSkepticChristian]

@pumlin1 But Mormons can still reach heaven without paying tithin.

But receive more blessings when they do obey the commandment. 

[ChristianPhysicist]

@TheSkepticChristian aa

[Dannygirl2082]

Very educational. Great video thanks.

[YouWillSee2]

"A particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies"........" Cult = Religion, Truth= Your Belief".... Nice work on the video. I feel your dedication to your belief. May you be blessed always...

[fairldsorg]

Excellent video!



[Dalessiokiller]

cult:noun; "a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies"........"group or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, ideal, etc".......so yeah maybe we (LDS) are by those standards - but so is everyone else and their cults are bigger ( ;

[Dalessiokiller]

Didn't Richard Hansen have a great dealing with unearthing El Mirador? I think he found a untainted popol vuh. Either way great vid - didn't know any of this!