> [cult is] essentially a label that identifies a movement as something that you should be opposed to if you're not either evil or naive. I don't disagree with

> [cult is] essentially a label that identifies a movement as something that you should be opposed to if you're not either evil or naive. I don't disagree with your assessment here. I am okay, however, with Cult becoming defanged. Cult's negative connotations sprung from the worst of intentions - to divide Christians by demonizing other, smaller Christian faiths. Turning a vulnerable group into an (punishable) enemy is a classic fascist tactic. I argue that the negative associations with 'Cult' were originally a product of fascist methods. The further we are from all of that, the better I'll feel.