Is There a Difference Between A Religion and a Cult?

Posted by on Thursday, July 5, 2012 · 2 Comments 

The BBC One show The Big Questions asks, as its name suggests, questions on faith, ethics and religion. This episode entertains the question of the difference between a religion and a cult.

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  1. Elisha says:
    August 26, 2012 at 6:18 am

    I think every religion/cult holds a siialmr viewpoint except perhaps thos that argue somehow that all things are silmutaniously possible.I think the commmon differentiation (and most usefull) difference between a religion and a cult is that a religion honestly seeks to be of service to its parishiners, as where a cult is an organization where those in charge recuruit parishiners to be of service to themselves.A good warning sign of a cult is when they have a system of punishing anyone who dares to leave. A religion that is there to serve the body of the church has no need to punish anyone who chooses to not be a part of it.Most christian churches fit the definition of a religion, a few don’t.I suppose I come from a perspective as religion = the people that practice it since I have not had occasion to interact directly with the divine beings they believe in.

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  2. Tim McAuley says:
    September 20, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    I can’t stop watching this!

    I was just about to turn it off and then BAM! A Branch Davidian spoke and I was sucked back in!

    Wow…..

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