Re:Half of Japan's LDP lawmakers had ties with Unification C...
by Algent on Thursday September 08, 2022 @11:23AM
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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 define practice of the "established religions" or as long as it stay close enough to it.
Re:Half of Japan's LDP lawmakers had ties with Unification C...
by nradov on Thursday September 08, 2022 @12:45PM
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Islam is usually considered an established religion. And yet in some countries run by extremist fundamentalists, apostasy is literally punishable by death.
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.