does anyone have any experience of religious cults. do you think they are good or bad?

Answer 1

Christianity is a cult. All "we are right and they are wrong" religions are cults.

Answer 2

all religions are a cult dear

cult Audio pronunciation of "cult" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (klt)
n.

1.
1. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
2. The followers of such a religion or sect.
2. A system or community of religious worship and ritual.
3. The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.
4. A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease.
5.
1. Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
2. The object of such devotion.
6. An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.


[Latin cultus, worship, from past participle of colere, to cultivate. See kwel-1 in Indo-European Roots.]cultic or cultish adj.
cultism n.
cultist n.


Im guessing an atheist whould say all religions are evil. Not so. In my honest opinion its the Abrahamic three that is evil.

Answer 3

Animanism. This is wildly practised in Africa. U c d real effect of breaking the rules here. And when a sacrifice is performed, all the adverse effects of breaking thoses rules stop.
You can get a child if u perform some ceremonies by the custodian of d oracle; But satan never gives anything 4 free.
Avoid Cult.

Answer 4

The word Cult is itself bad. There need not be a group under the banner of a religion. That divides people.

Answer 5

that depends on how you define cult. All religions fit in the simplest definition but, I think in the modern day the ability to walk out of it with no stalking or retribution would differentiate a cult from a religion. And that is the defining value can you walk out of there without serious detriment to you family or yourself.

Answer 6

Cult isn't a good word. Another definition of cult is sell your soul to the devil.

Answer 7

I worked in North Wales a few years back and there was a kind of religeous cult amongst the youngsters. Unfortunately they didn't really do much worshipping, they seemed more into arson and rape.

Answer 8

Some friends of mine recently joined the cult called Quixtar (formerly known as Amway) and I have barely seen them since.

Answer 9

A cult is a bad thing..plain and simple.

Answer 10

every religion is sort of a cult, you buy into it and truly believe in it. That's why a lot of cults and religions try to do a lot of propaganda and converting.