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Posted by: thedesertrat1 ( )
Date: January 28, 2020 04:23PM
To answer the question what is a cult

MY DEFINITION
What is a Theological Cult?
A cult is an egalitarian exclusionary organization which seeks to control its members in all aspects of their lives. The word is a deritive of the word culture which indicates a specific group. If you take the letters ure off the word culture what you have left is cult.
An additional definition is any group which has a pyramid type authoritarian leadership structure with all teaching and guidance coming from the person or persons at the top. The group will claim to be the only way to God; Nirvana; Paradise; Ultimate Reality; Full Potential, Way to Happiness etc, and will use thought reform or mind control techniques to gain control and keep their members.

This definition covers cults within all major world religions, along with those cults which have no OBVIOUS religious base such as commercial, educational and psychological cults. Others may de



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Posted by: RPackham ( )
Date: January 28, 2020 05:43PM
Re: To answer the question what is a cult

For comparison, see my FAQ: "Is Mormonism a cult?"

http://packham.n4m.org/cult.htm

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