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[–] halvar@lemy.lol 25 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Oh no this can't be true this would exclude major religions which are cults as well

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 1 points 43 minutes ago

Ehh ... The definition of a cult includes things like isolating you from your friends and family, and having secret teachings that only the initiated have access to. I.e. the Freemasons: secret teachings, but does not try to isolate you from friends and family. Secret society, but not a cult. Religion is a cult in terms of the original sense of the word: organised worship, but not a cult as we think of them. Though some subsets definitely do get pretty culty. Don't know about these days, but when I was at university the Campus Crusaders for Christ definitely had the love-bombing and isolating you from your friends and family going on.

[–] rovingnothing29@lemmy.world 19 points 14 hours ago

Excuse you, in a religion the person at the top is dead.