How to Evangelize a Theological Cult

Mormonism is something we cannot escape right now. We are in a "Mormon Moment" thanks to the candidacy of Gov. Mitt Romney. Southern Baptists need to address this moment with truth and grace.

Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, is seldom subtle, speaking boldly and clearly about what he believes. We've agreed many times and disagreed a couple. Though I might nuance it differently, I think Southern Baptists would do well to consider his words in the Washington Post, "I wouldn't call [Mormonism] a cult but it claims to be Christian and isn't. Its theology is like a cult but socially and culturally it doesn't act like a cult.... They don't withdraw, they don't live in communities and they're not like Jehovah's Witnesses or James Jones."