richardhutnik said:
In a general sociological sense, that is true, along with any collective philosophical school of thought, that has followers and common practices that make it unique: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult Now, if one wants to start saying that the negative associations with the word "cult" apllies to all major religions, that is subject to MUCH debate. |
Well, when you look at the history of all major religions in the Western World which is basically the same thing as the history of all major cults in the Western world, there are definite reasons to apply negative associations to them. How many people did the Catholics and the Protestants kill from the beginning of the Inquisition to the end of the witchcraft craze and today how many people have they denied their rights by playing a major role in trying to stop women from being able to get abortions and by keeping gays from being able to get married?
