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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:33 am
PoppyDadswell
a cult is somethig which often isnt even religious.a cult takes over someone's life in a negative way-often cult leaders grab possession for their flocks money and assets,isolate them from their family and make them commit acts they may not want to do.christianity a cult?no
Yes and cults force extreme loyalty to it's founder and maybe other members. And like you said it makes you do thing you wouldn't noramlly changes your life for the worse. God doesn't force you to do his will. He will make himself known to you and if you chose not to follow him then that's your choice. Chirstianity (practiced in it's pure form) will make you a better person.  
PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:15 pm
Actually the technical definition of "cult" is a group led by a charismatic leader. By that definition, before Jesus was crucified you could have defined his offshoot of Judiasm as a cult. However, it has long since outgrown that definition and is now a well-established religion that has brought much good to the world. Yes, evil has been done in the name of Christianity, as it has in the name of everything else, but that is how humans warp everything at one point or another. That pattern is even evident in the Old Testament. Just because sometimes humans get it wrong doesn't make the message wrong. "Love God and love each other" still works for me!  


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