The Idea Of A "cult"

[Resurrexi]

Do you think that the claim that a particular sect is a cult is a good reason to write it off as untrue?

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Resurrexi' post='1838957' date='Apr 17 2009, 05:48 PM']Do you think that the claim that a particular sect is a cult is a good reason to write it off as untrue?[/quote]
Depends on how you plan on defining cult, for one thing...

[Resurrexi]

Well, not in its traditional sense of "worship".

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Resurrexi' post='1838994' date='Apr 17 2009, 06:14 PM']Well, not in its traditional sense of "worship".[/quote]
I figured.

I guess in this question we have to assume that we're ignoring their specific theology, otherwise it's irrelevant.
If they display cult like behaviour, it should be a very good indicator that the leaders are serving something other than God.

[Resurrexi]

What exactly would you say is cult like behavior?

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Resurrexi' post='1839003' date='Apr 17 2009, 06:21 PM']What exactly would you say is cult like behavior?[/quote]
What immediately comes to mind is the forced isolation from the rest of the world and difficulty leaving.

Edited April 17, 2009 by Nihil Obstat

[Moosey]

Kinda like the mafia

[Galloglasses' Alt]

My family is nicknamed the mafia.

[Guest]

i've read here by militant that the catholic church is indeed a cult but that's not a bad thing.
i think its sorta like a mafia type thing to.
i mean the pope rides around in a benz and has the keys to heaven.
come on.
God keeps it G.

Edited April 18, 2009 by Guest

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Delivery Boy' post='1839291' date='Apr 17 2009, 11:00 PM']i've read here by militant that the catholic church is indeed a cult but that's not a bad thing.
i think its sorta like a mafia type thing to.
i mean the pope rides around in a benz and has the keys to heaven.
come on.
God keeps it G.
[/quote]
Well there is a very strict, formal definition for the word cult that does indeed apply to legitimate Catholicism. Resurrexi and I alluded to that earlier.
I'm not one to ask about that though. The finer definition is somewhat beyond me.

[Guest]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1839358' date='Apr 18 2009, 01:05 AM']Well there is a very strict, formal definition for the word cult that does indeed apply to legitimate Catholicism. Resurrexi and I alluded to that earlier.
I'm not one to ask about that though. The finer definition is somewhat beyond me.[/quote]

would you care to explain a little further ?

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Delivery Boy' post='1839366' date='Apr 18 2009, 12:08 AM']would you care to explain a little further ?[/quote]
I'll try, but not in my own words. Like I said, not qualified.
I'm sorry, actually can't find a good definition for you. By the way, don't run "Cult" and "Catholicism" in a Google search together. Please. You'll read more crazy ideas. That would be a good thing for the Q&A section. I'm out of my league with that definition.

[Guest]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1839377' date='Apr 18 2009, 01:16 AM']By the way, don't run "Cult" and "Catholicism" in a Google search together. Please. You'll read more crazy ideas.[/quote]


lol I want to so bad.

Edited April 18, 2009 by Guest

[Resurrexi]

Catholicism today, as a mainstream religion, would certainly not fall under the category of cult today; however, the infant Church, according to the some people's definitions of a cult, may have.

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Delivery Boy' post='1839384' date='Apr 18 2009, 12:20 AM']lol I want to so bad.[/quote]
Only if you read a dozen Church Scholar posts for every sentence of anti-Catholic junk.

[Moosey]

[quote name='Galloglasses' Alt' post='1839091' date='Apr 17 2009, 09:49 PM']My family is nicknamed the mafia.






































































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Mine too