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Do religions in general start off as cults?

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Do religions in general start off as cults?
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  • According to the theories.

    The only difference between a cult and a religion is the number of people that believe what is been taught is true. So all religions start small and then get bigger at some point. So the logical rationale is that all religions started out as cults. By the way I am not proclaiming this as my own idea, this idea has been around for decades at least.

    Posted by: iamanatheistandthisiswhy
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  • It is a subjective term.

    All religions start with a small following, sans toughs that are mandated by kings. It is only a cult if it is called a cult anyways, it is a rather subjective term. For that reason it is possible to call Christianity a cult, even though it is now a mainstream religion.

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PreferNotToBeLabeled says2014-06-11T06:01:53.223
Christianity was originally known as a cult by the Roman Empire before Constantine.