There is no formal agreed upon definition of a cult but there are traits that are commonly agreed upon as being part of a cult and those are:
1) Charismatic or Authoritarian Leadership
2) Totalistic Ideology or Belief System
3) Social Isolation or Separation - This is where the idea that a religion is a cult falls apart entirely as most major religions do not require isolation of separation.
4) Psychological Manipulation or Coercion
5) Exploitation of Members
6) High Control or Demand for Loyalty
7) Us vs. Them Mentality
Can you find a cult based on a religion that meets these? Absolutely but not all religions meet all of these. I am offended that this substack site would allow someone to imply that a religion is a cult.
Good article, there is a cult problem in America, and it is rotting out its empire and ruining every square inch of it.
The solution are books like Starshatter, Crown of Blood, Domes of Calrathia in terms of new stuff, while pressing forward the classics.
In short what is needed are classics old and new, to read the Bible and the classics and to step beyond pop culture and to let it die, and to go to Church.
Science™ lovers propose solutions ranging from "curing" faith with magnets like 19th century mesmerists to replacing outdated religion with a more rational® substitute. Like French revolutionaries.
Also notice that this particular cult culture is NOT being pushed anywhere else except in the West.
Why?
Wisdom.
Well Africans and Arabs love this stuff as they've short-attention spans and love stuff like bollyweird.
That said it is indeed being pushed solely here.
There is no formal agreed upon definition of a cult but there are traits that are commonly agreed upon as being part of a cult and those are:
1) Charismatic or Authoritarian Leadership
2) Totalistic Ideology or Belief System
3) Social Isolation or Separation - This is where the idea that a religion is a cult falls apart entirely as most major religions do not require isolation of separation.
4) Psychological Manipulation or Coercion
5) Exploitation of Members
6) High Control or Demand for Loyalty
7) Us vs. Them Mentality
Can you find a cult based on a religion that meets these? Absolutely but not all religions meet all of these. I am offended that this substack site would allow someone to imply that a religion is a cult.
A religion is not a cult. A cult can be religiously based but being a religion is NOT the definition of a cult.
Good article, there is a cult problem in America, and it is rotting out its empire and ruining every square inch of it.
The solution are books like Starshatter, Crown of Blood, Domes of Calrathia in terms of new stuff, while pressing forward the classics.
In short what is needed are classics old and new, to read the Bible and the classics and to step beyond pop culture and to let it die, and to go to Church.
Science™ lovers propose solutions ranging from "curing" faith with magnets like 19th century mesmerists to replacing outdated religion with a more rational® substitute. Like French revolutionaries.
Don't you mean, like Communists?