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What distinguishes a cult from a religion?

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What distinguishes a cult from a religion?
Doubting Thomas Offline
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RE: What distinguishes a cult from a religion?
May 26, 2011 at 1:57 pm
I agree where most cults have one central leader who controls his followers with charisma & fear, not to mention psychological brainwashing. Usually cult leaders will get people who join their cult to sign over all their possessions or sell everything they have & give that money to them in order to control them. When you're dependent upon the cult for food & shelter, the chances of you leaving are small.

The difference between this & most major religions is that most Christian denominations ask for a 10% tithe.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
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RE: What distinguishes a cult from a religion? - by Doubting Thomas - May 26, 2011 at 1:57 pm

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