Have you ever been involved with or affected by a cult?

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Lifer
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[edit]I am asking about organizations that are typically regarded as "cults" rather than as "religions". For instance, a newspaper would not write about Hinduism, Islam, or Christianity as a cult, but they would write about Heaven's Gate as a cult.
 
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paulney

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Had a bunch of cult-freaks try to talk me into it on a street, but never even stopped to take a look at their crap.
No one can take my money away from me!
 
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FleshLight

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The Haleys Comet Doomsday cult made me miss my afternoon cartoons when they committed mass suicide.
 
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bigredguy

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yeah this online cult wanted me to read and post utter crap online. I said screw that man, i have a life.


Oh wait, i am home on a saturday night posting...and reading....crap....online...NO.....BASTARDS!!!!
 
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Lifer
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The Jim Jones church building was in the town over from mine. It's now an Assembly of God church. My sis and I used to babysit there on Wednesday mornings.
 
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djheater

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My wife's parents were cult members for a number of years... She actually lived in a 'teaching center' til she was 5. Her Dad eventually rebelled.. as far as I know it was very easy for them to leave, but a casual search shows what appear to be some disturbing allegations. My wife has nothing bad to say about them though.
 
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n0cmonkey

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There's a cult down the street from my mom. They meet every week. I think they're Christians.
 
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dderidex

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The 'religion' I grew up in would proclaim from the rooftops that they aren't a cult.

OTOH, they meet every single criteria for it, so....I'd say, yeah, I was raised in a cult. (As to the points I'm referring to, see the "How they do this" section, the "Some abuses..." section and the "Results of..." section. Every one of those points in each section was true of this 'worldwide religion')
 
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n0cmonkey

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Originally posted by: AcidicFury
Originally posted by: ElFenix
technically, christianity is a mystery cult.
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cult ( P ) Pronunciation Key (klt)
n.

A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
The followers of such a religion or sect.
A system or community of religious worship and ritual.
The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.
A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease.

Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
The object of such devotion.
An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.
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Sorry, Christianity is a cult. And many cults are religions:
re·li·gion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-ljn)
n.

Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.
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