Tripp York

Billy Graham Claims Mormons will be in Heaven

Well, not quite. But it is kind of ironic that a man who has spent his whole life telling everyone how Jesus is the “only way” endorses a non-Christian for President. How progressive! And how strange. On Billy Graham’s website, he provides a definition of a cult that fits, quite adequately, the Mormons (I was just […]

M. Leary

Martha Marcy May Marlene (Durkin, 2011)

“Cult” as a label has recently re-entered national conversation on the heels of conservative voters trying to figure out how to best think about Mitt Romney’s Mormon religious affiliation. The ensuing confusion expressed at times in this debate is a good example of how fluid and misunderstood this term often is. For recent generations, the […]