1: A religious group that usually features a charismatic or controlling leader or group of leaders, promotes an unhealthy suspicion of people outside the group (Especially former members) and promotes a strict set of rules that may be harmful to the person.
Often times, they promote martyrdom for rules based on unusual and sometimes false premises.
2: A rock band from the UK, featuring Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy.
Often times, they promote martyrdom for rules based on unusual and sometimes false premises.
2: A rock band from the UK, featuring Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy.
Def 1: Cults come in many flavors. From your psychologically lethal Branch Davidians and Flirty Fishers to your somewhat mainstream, but still isolationastic ones like The Way International, Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints and Jehovah's Witnesses
2: Ian Astbury ruined not just one, but good bands by leaving The Cult to go sing for The Doors of the 21rst Century
2: Ian Astbury ruined not just one, but good bands by leaving The Cult to go sing for The Doors of the 21rst Century
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The former USSR is learning fast that religious freedom can have a downside, thanks to the influx of various cults, most of which originate in the US.
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I saw the 'publishers' and 'elders' of two Internationally-known cults going for it 'hammer-and-tongs' out on the roadway grass berm
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Get the Cult mug.1) A religion that is centered around the worship of a single man, woman, child, or group there off! Almost all religions today are cults! Just because a 'religion' has a billion members doesn't change the fact that it's a cult!
2)A religion that locks you of from friends and family isolates you and attempts to take advantage of you! Could be financial, sexual, mental etc!
2)A religion that locks you of from friends and family isolates you and attempts to take advantage of you! Could be financial, sexual, mental etc!
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