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Re:Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall... by naruvimama on Friday November 20, 2020 @08:59AM (#25160477)
A good test would be to use "Cult of Jesus" or "Cult of Mohammed" - either of which are actually historically/theologically accurate terms.

I bet that would set few heads rolling, figuratively and perhaps literally.

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Re:Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall... by eloisius on Friday November 20, 2020 @09:11AM (#25160559)
They make sense to me. Especially early or pre-establishment Christianity. They were a “cult of Jesus” within the context of both Judaism and Roman religious life.
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Re:Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall... by 52-6F-62 on Friday November 20, 2020 @09:52AM (#25160940)
Very much so. They had to operate literally underground and use codified signals and emblems to avoid prosecution (social or otherwise).
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