I don't believe they are a cult but I also don't believe some guy was walking through the woods and found gold plates and then lost them and then dictated the Book of Mormon (two different versions) out of a top hat.
Reminds me of a Tom Lehrer tune:
" Oh, the protestants hate the catholics,
And the catholics hate the protestants,
And the hindus hate the moslems,
And everybody hates the jews."
I must say that of the Mormons I've met and dealt with in word and deed, they very much above the average protestants I've met in the same circumstances. They are somewhat like Christian Scientists, in that they read another religious book besides the Bible. Mormons do believe in Jesus Christ, so I consider them Christians.
Mitt's already lost the women's vote (18%), he's losing the men's vote as of this morning (4%); he's lost the Hispanic vote; he's lost the LGBT vote; he's lost the senior vote, and he's losing the extremist evangelical vote... But he's doing GREAT with those that make over $200,000!!!