Protestant Christians: Is reinterpreation of protestantism acceptable?

Question

In anthropological terms:
- Social movements (eg feminism, environmentalism, etc) are a way of bringing about secular social change.
- Cults are a way of bringing about religious social change.

The term "cult" does not have negative connotations when applied to anthropology (ie the study of human interactions).

In anthropology, the term "cult" could be described as "a radical group or off-shoot that reinterprets existing religious ideology to bring about change within society".

By this definition, Christianity is a cult of Judaism, protestantism is a cult of Catholicisim, and Sikhism is a cult of Islam, etc.

Protestant Christians: Is reinterpretation of protestant religious ideology acceptable, given that protestantism was originally a reinterpretation of Catholicism?

Answer 1

All religions begin as cults. If you look at the sociological definitions of 'church' and 'religion,' you will see that Protestant Christianity also falls into those categories.