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What distinguishes a cult from a religion?
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RE: What distinguishes a cult from a religion?
(June 19, 2011 at 4:42 pm)Aura Wrote: I go to a Catholic High School. My Religious Studies teacher told us that a cult forces/strongly pressures members to stay in the cult, whereas a religion doesn't do that. So if we follow that logic, then Christianity and Islam are notorious cults lol. No wonder half the kids in my school are atheist.

I like the sound of that school.
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RE: What distinguishes a cult from a religion? - by BloodyHeretic - June 19, 2011 at 5:18 pm

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