Is your church a cult?

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Is your church a cult?
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Fri, 02-27-2009 - 7:11pm

I was reading

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Registered: 02-05-2009
Fri, 02-27-2009 - 7:33pm
seriously? what's the point of this? Religion is very personal to each of us -- there are those that call the catholic church a cult (and i"m catholic) there are those that call the mormon church a cult (and I have many many mormon relatives) two of my godmothers children are members of the unification church and are as humdrumingly normal as joe schmo on the street -- if religion brings you joy and peace and comfort and fulfills you then great -- it's between you and whatever God or Gods you choose to worship.
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Fri, 02-27-2009 - 8:11pm
Amen.
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Fri, 02-27-2009 - 9:15pm
Well, there's no accounting for taste.
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Registered: 02-05-2009
Fri, 02-27-2009 - 9:33pm
ok here's another question-- this is a fring article from some group in New zealand, hardly an article in the NY Times -- so what were you googling "how cults work?" or something? this is such a bizarre topic to put on this particular debate board -- it has zero to do with the topic at hand -- why not go put it on the religion board?
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Sat, 02-28-2009 - 1:03am

Catholicism is a cult

Methodism is a cult

Every church but the author's is a cult

Seems like with the advent of the internet, you can find nut jobs anywhere willing to claim some church or other is a cult. I don't find that particularly interesting. YMMV
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Registered: 02-24-2009
Sat, 02-28-2009 - 2:27am
The last one was really funny, thanks!
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Registered: 02-05-2009
Sat, 02-28-2009 - 6:49am
or "only people's churches that bring them deep joy but frustrate me because I don't understand it and have never heard of it in my little corner of the world so i must do all I can to decredit said church" are cults.
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Registered: 02-04-2009
Sat, 02-28-2009 - 8:57am
nt


Edited 2/28/2009 9:00 am ET by puss_boo_kay

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Sat, 02-28-2009 - 12:53pm
LOL
If they're really into it, and I don't agree with it or understand it, then it MUST be a cult!
Now if everyone would please excuse me, I need to go stockpile a bunch of canned goods and ammunition for the apocalypse. ;-)
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Registered: 08-03-2008
Sat, 02-28-2009 - 1:24pm
They all are, if you loosen up the definition a little. ;)

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