Analysis of Religious Cults
Analysis of Religious CultsThere are many types of cults in the world, cults are
everywhere but you just do not see them. Every person in the world
has been in contact with them in one way or another in many cases you
cannot see them. The closest cult we know of is on Rice Lake called
the Moonies led by Reverend Myung, where I have currently visited.
Cults can be involved in churches and even are earliest religions are
called cults. Cults are not the strongest groups' sects are the
strongest group. When you join a sect you cannot get out of them but a
cult you can leave without having any problem or commitment. Sects
will not let you out because many times it's illegal and they are
afraid that you will say something to the public. Cults sometimes are
illegal to.
Religious cults are in every town and village there is no
definition of a cult that is accepted by sociologists and psychologist
or religion many types of activities will take cult like structures,
an example would be any popular trend like physical exercise this is
called the physical fitness cult. Famous athletes are a big figure
when it comes to cults, many times Movie stars, professional athletes
will endorse a product and a trend will start, making it turn into a
cult. Also people who generate beliefs of something like flying
saucer, aliens or any unknown figures can be cult. In religion when
people call a church they are referring to a sacred organization
having a highly structured or formalized dogma and hierarchy, but also
allowing a bit of flexibility about membership requirements allowing
you to go to a church and leave church when you want to. Although
sects are against church attempts to accommodate to secular society.
Sects believe that they are protecting a true faith or belief. Sects
tend to stay away from world events , and also they believe in a
strong strict behavioral code and demand a commitment out of their
people. The differences between cults and sects are sometimes the
same. Many scholars do not make distinctions between the two. Cults
are different because they do not expect as much commitment. Many
times' cults do not expect couples to become apart. Cults do not last
as long as sects. Many times' cults survive through a decade, and also
cults allow you to come and go as you want. Leaders of cults build
around a charismatic leader who has a lifestyle dedicated to a
specific spirituality group that they know other people will follow.
The word Mormonism began as a small cult then grew bigger until it
became a sect and eventually into a church. All the new religions
followed the same thing by beginning small and getting bigger than
becoming...
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