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> What exactly separates a "cult" from any other church? Usually the difference between a cult and a sect is how hard it is to leave it. church more usually de
by Algent 4y ago
> What exactly separates a "cult" from any other church?
Usually the difference between a cult and a sect is how hard it is to leave it. church more usually define practice of the "established religions" or as long as it stay close enough to it.
- nradov 4y agoIslam is usually considered an established religion. And yet in some countries run by extremist fundamentalists, apostasy is literally punishable by death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam?wprov=sfla1
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