2007-03-27 04:44:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Cult: a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?cult
2007-03-27 04:55:49 · update #1
How does any religion differ from a cult?
They're just bigger and with more people.
2007-03-27 04:48:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
cult (kÅlt)
1.a.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.
b.The followers of such a religion or sect.
c.Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
d.The object of such devotion.
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.
a.Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
b.The object of such devotion.
5.An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.
We are as much of a cult as any church or religion.
If, by "cult" you mean some group like the Moonies, the Hare Krishna's, the People's Temple (Jim Jones), etc., then we differ in that we don't "brainwash" anyone. That's up to the pentecostals and evangelicals.
2007-03-27 19:19:14 · answer #2 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never been part of a cult or known anyone who is part of a cult. I keep the ten commandments , I do not hurt anyone, I follow Jesus' teachings, if that makes me part of a "Cult" then please tell me does it seem like I give a crap?
2007-03-27 11:52:09 · answer #3 · answered by divinity2408 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh boy...here we go again. LOL
It doesn't. Why, is a "cult" a *bad* thing?
Cult: (noun) a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
Once again...the dictionary is not your friend. LOL
2007-03-27 11:52:23 · answer #4 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What is your present definition of 'cult'?
2007-03-27 11:49:58 · answer #5 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to go to an LSD church.
Sorry Meat, i got nothin' else
2007-03-27 11:48:56 · answer #6 · answered by hot carl sagan: ninja for hire 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋