Yes, it is a major religion... But if it came from the other religions, it began as a cult. As all religions do. Abraham's story, the origin of his religion, be

Yes, it is a major religion... But if it came from the other religions, it began as a cult. As all religions do. Abraham's story, the origin of his religion, began as a cult. And that's the way I used the term in my paragraph that began this subthread. The focus on the word "cult" is a distraction. The concentration is on whether two religions should really be considered part and parcel, when they have diverging core theology, diverging core tenants, and differing historical origins.