Whats the difference between a cult and a religion?

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Whats the difference between a cult and a religion?

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RE: Whats the difference between a cult and a religion?

May 16, 2014 at 12:26 am

(May 16, 2014 at 12:24 am)Last Things Wrote:
(May 16, 2014 at 12:17 am)Tea Earl Grey Hot Wrote: A cult is to religion what a tadpole is to a frog.

What society labels as cults do not generally bare any resemblance to religions. But I guess labels with negative connotations are more fun to throw around than consider seriously.

Neither do tadpoles. They look like giant sperm with eyes.

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RE: Whats the difference between a cult and a religion? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 16, 2014 at 12:26 am

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