Mormonism and Cults: Part 2 - Isolation

Continuing from the previous entry, another aspect of harmful cults drawn from the American Sociological Association is their geographical if not social isolation from everyday society.

Often, isolation is a means to keep the outside world from interfering with the mentality of the cult and members under the control of the leaders.

This is, yet again, another area where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints falls short in meeting the definition of a harmful cult.  The church religion exists in the open in every imaginable sort of society with its adherents living openly among all sorts of occupations. Everything from government positions to military service, to artists, entertainers, educators to blue collar workers - the Latter Day Saints can be found living everywhere associating with about every sort of people imaginable.