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Are they?
James 1:26-27 said:26 If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
I said:What's a cult?![]()
autocratic controlling leadership... control techniques, isolation, sleep loss, deprivation, fanatical behaviour, use of secrecy and deception.
I said:Cult seems to be one of those words where it can be expanded to cover any general shared-belief organisation - usually thrown at religious groups, but probably also applied to secular ones.
I mean, couldn't Arthra's comments also apply to army training programs and even undergraduate physics courses?
I said:Cult seems to be one of those words where it can be expanded to cover any general shared-belief organisation - usually thrown at religious groups, but probably also applied to secular ones.
I mean, couldn't Arthra's comments also apply to army training programs and even undergraduate physics courses?
I'd say a cult is a club with a belief system that tries to influence you. But doesn't mean it's a negative influence.
arthra said:I guess i was in the USMC "Bootcamp" cult and had first hand experience! They used to say they wanted to "brainwash" us before anyone else did.
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