Jesus didn't agree with the Talmud; are they saying that Christianity is a cult as well? What about Abraham, who is rightly admired for his pioneering spirit in the face of polytheism? [He may or may not be a historical character, but the point still stands.
When will people realise that 'orthdoxy' is just a cunning way of controlling people, and a perversion of the true spirit of religion?
2007-06-02 07:51:19 · 11 answers · asked by Jerusalem Delivered 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
sorry, i meant rabbinic tradition, rather than talmud. you are quite correct. It just goes to show how wrong the fundamentalists are when they claim make their anachronistic claims about the talmud being abrogated by of jesus.
2007-06-02 08:02:29 · update #1
Technically, all religions are cults. The term "cult" is a Latin term that is basically neutral, and simply describes a group of religious believers (in anything). In this sense, all religious groups, large and small, are cults. Only in fairly modern times has it taken on a negative connotation. The term has become a theological nuisance that only promotes strife, division, and one-upsmanship.
2007-06-02 08:02:35 · answer #1 · answered by solarius 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oye, numb nuts, the Talmud was written well after Jesus.
And yes all a cult is is a quickly growing religion in the place of another religion. When it started, Christianity was a cult. Islam was a cult. Judaism was a cult. Through the years that cult becomes an organized religion or it fails and disappears.
2007-06-02 07:57:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
thus far as "Christian-run communities" who're committed to monitoring cults are in touch, what supplies them the perfect to settle on who's or isn't a cult? in actuality, in case you do no longer settle for the doctrines that they do, they vilify you with a label designed to scare others away. That way they save their own club. Sociologists and psychologists do no longer define JWs or Mormons as cults. Cults have very severe practices like depriving contributors of nutrition and sleep. They persist with a residing chief and contributors habit their conferences is secrecy and stay different than for society. using the be conscious cult is a derogatory placed-down and non secular human beings throw that be conscious around greater oftentimes than atheists and could feel embarrassment approximately themselves for it.
2016-10-09 07:58:40 · answer #3 · answered by arteaga 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not all religions are a cult. Look at Jim Jones and David whats his name in Waco, Tx., they were cults. Don't mix cults up with true religions. Pops
2007-06-02 07:57:07 · answer #4 · answered by Pops 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When will people realize that the only difference between a cult and religion is membership numbers.
2007-06-02 07:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may think I'm an idiot but i think all religions are cults and they are all a con.
Your reality is not my reality and it will never be ...why can't you get over this?.
The saddest thing must be to belong to a sect of a cult...eew!
2007-06-02 07:57:25 · answer #6 · answered by CHEESUS GROYST 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible has the truth. There is one truth, and people except it or they don't. The ones that don't except it, most times makes other things for people believe. And try to go around what the Bible says to make it sound ok. When infact, people that make up their own stuff, usually goes against the Bible completely.
2007-06-02 07:56:26 · answer #7 · answered by SDC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is a cult. Be definition ALL religions are cults.
2007-06-02 07:54:01 · answer #8 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your answer is in your question. Just go about doing what makes you feel good. Once again I'm non religious and I said what I said as well.
2007-06-02 08:03:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any religion that gets you to open up your wallet for a deity....is a cult.
2007-06-02 07:54:53 · answer #10 · answered by Abby C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋