Cults and religion
... Religion became a heathen cult. ... They all melt together Catholic elements and Indo-American or African cults. ... In chapter 1 I will discuss some of this religions/ cults. The main question is some religion/ cults are manipulative or deceptive? In my opinion some people use religion to manipulate groups of people or sometimes a whole nation e. ... Chapter 1 Difference between religions and cults First it is important to know the difference between religion and cults. Religion is a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" It is only too obvious today that there are different religions, churches, denominations and sects. So let us ask ourselves, what is "religion", what does it mean when we say that a person is "religious" and dont all the religions worship the same God in their own way, in any case? Many researchers have come up with answers such as "religion is the worship of a divine being or beings" or, more broadly, "religion is the human response to that which is considered sacred". There is no clear definition of what a cult is; however, there are several alternative formulations, including the following: Cults are groups that often exploit members psychologically and/or financially, typically by making members comply with leaderships demands through certain types of psychological manipulation, popularly called mind control, and through the inculcation of unconscious anxious dependency on the group and its leaders. ... Some serious researchers of religion and sociology prefer to use terms such as new religious movement in their research on cults. Such usage may lead to confusion because some religious movements are "new" but not necessarily cults, and some ostensible cults are not religious.