Have you ever been involved with a cult

[NJ5]

Me, not so much, though some "friends" tried to recruit me to Opus Dei many years ago (they called it something like "joining a youth group for discussions" or something like that, it was only a few years later that I found out they were part of the Opus Dei).

I absolutely despise any cults, especially those which try to recruit people via underhanded tactics like the above - or much worse -, gradually taking over their lives. To me even things like the "boy scouts" sound too militaristic and group-think like.

Any interesting stories from you?