We often dance around this question on this show; well, not so much dance around it. As we torpedo into it continuously with our bodies from a high dive into the swimming pool, that is the topic. Regardless, in this episode, we take Mormonism through the rigors of the B.I.T.E. model and try and establish if it fits the criteria for a cult, and the answer might surprise you. No, not at all. Of course, it hits the criteria for a cult; most, if not all, religions and systems can have cult-like attributes, but that doesn't mean they are all cults. 

 

Steven Hassan: The BITE model.

https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/

Recovering Agency by Luna Lindsey Corbden. Pg 278.

https://www.amazon.com/Recovering-Agency-Luna-Lindsey-audiobook/dp/B01M9JSIRU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TF4WZFLCD00I&keywords=recovering+agency&qid=1685207345&sprefix=recovering+acency%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-1