"cult' just means worship or public honor in its original sense.
I think the word,which is intended as an insult, should be retired
2007-06-23 11:23:46 · 10 answers · asked by James O 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When someone doesn't agree with a particular point of view (theology in this case) but is unable to refute the theology, they seek to defame those promoting the point they disagree with in the hopes they'll stop.
Just because someone calls a given religion/denomination a cult, doesn't make it so. It doesn't matter what these people think. What matters is what the Man Upstairs thinks.
Calling a religion/denomination a "cult" simply because one disagrees with it's beliefs is, for lack of a better term, childish behavior. Those people, and their ad hominem attacks should be quickly dismissed as such.
2007-06-23 12:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cult is a religion that grows up amidst another established religion. Judaism was a cult among the Canaanites. Christianity was a cult to the Jews and Romans. Calvinism was a cult to the Catholics. Quakerism was a cult to the Calvinists.
2007-06-23 11:31:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. The word CULT has developed a bad meaning due to the way it has been used (with disrespect toward groups of people). Kind of like when a man says he's feeling gay, and people instantly frown because "gay" has a totally different meaning today due to the bad way in which it's been used. An a-s-s used to be a mule and today it's somebody's buttock area.
2007-06-23 11:32:59 · answer #3 · answered by Rainfog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on who says it, it's kinda like the N word, if I say it, I'll probably get sued or beaten up, but if a rapper says it, he'll make millions. Lots of people who are part of cults will tell you that they are, but if someone outside of it says it, they assume that they are using it's negative connotation and get angry about it. By definition it is not a negative thing.
2007-06-23 11:26:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes people do strange things to feel better about themselves. If calling another's religion a cult makes them feel good, they'll do it. It's a combination of poor self-esteem and intolerance.
2007-06-23 11:27:30 · answer #5 · answered by hayaa_bi_taqwa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sorry but that's not the correct definition:
Cult
NOUN: 1a. 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. cultic, cultish, cultism, cultist
2007-06-23 11:29:13 · answer #6 · answered by Kallan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
what's the targets of a faith, you may still comprehend in the previous transforming into judgemental. i think of the religions have been developed to make the guy human and civilised and later to attain God. each and every faith is solid however the so observed as non secular leaders spoiled the followers concepts via pointing out distorted variations.
2016-10-18 11:56:57 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All religious practices are cults.
2007-06-23 11:26:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
im southern baptist, we believe in all books of the bible both old and new. but our belief is that a cult is anyone who preaches out of other books than the bible. god said in the bible that this is the one and only book. dont get me wrong i respect other denominations that preach out of the bible and only the bible. i pity others who who preach out of others than the bible. and i pray for their souls.
2007-06-23 11:31:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
see my answer for this question:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmGj3i5pRwDTNqVdOkGsYozsy6IX?qid=20070622070210AA07mFG
2007-06-24 08:52:39 · answer #10 · answered by Nijg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋