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In every cult I know of, the worshipped man is physically present to benefit from the worship and control the followers. Christianity didn't really have that,
by NateEag 5y ago
In every cult I know of, the worshipped man is physically present to benefit from the worship and control the followers.
Christianity didn't really have that, ever, even if you take the Gospels as sober, rigorous history. They claim that Jesus ascended to heaven a few weeks after his resurrection.
So, I think that's actually a significant differentiator.
- perl4ever 5y agoIn my last sentence above, I was thinking more of cults in Roman times that were competitors, before Christianity took over. Modern cults that I've heard of are different.
- NateEag 5y agoGotcha, makes sense. I can't claim to know much about 1st-century cults.
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- eloisius 5y agoChrist An Sang-Hong isn’t around to benefit from his followers, but somehow he’s still the Korean reincarnation of Jesus to many people.
- andrepd 5y agoThey said "the cults Christianity won over", so we're not talking about modern televangelists or heaven's gate here.