Resurrexi Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Do you think that the claim that a particular sect is a cult is a good reason to write it off as untrue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 [quote name='Resurrexi' post='1838957' date='Apr 17 2009, 05:48 PM']Do you think that the claim that a particular sect is a cult is a good reason to write it off as untrue?[/quote] Depends on how you plan on defining cult, for one thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Well, not in its traditional sense of "worship". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 [quote name='Resurrexi' post='1838994' date='Apr 17 2009, 06:14 PM']Well, not in its traditional sense of "worship".[/quote] I figured. I guess in this question we have to assume that we're ignoring their specific theology, otherwise it's irrelevant. If they display cult like behaviour, it should be a very good indicator that the leaders are serving something other than God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 What exactly would you say is cult like behavior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Resurrexi' post='1839003' date='Apr 17 2009, 06:21 PM']What exactly would you say is cult like behavior?[/quote] What immediately comes to mind is the forced isolation from the rest of the world and difficulty leaving. Edited April 17, 2009 by Nihil Obstat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Kinda like the mafia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galloglasses' Alt Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 My family is nicknamed the mafia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 (edited) i've read here by militant that the catholic church is indeed a cult but that's not a bad thing. i think its sorta like a mafia type thing to. i mean the pope rides around in a benz and has the keys to heaven. come on. God keeps it G. Edited April 18, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 [quote name='Delivery Boy' post='1839291' date='Apr 17 2009, 11:00 PM']i've read here by militant that the catholic church is indeed a cult but that's not a bad thing. i think its sorta like a mafia type thing to. i mean the pope rides around in a benz and has the keys to heaven. come on. God keeps it G. [/quote] Well there is a very strict, formal definition for the word cult that does indeed apply to legitimate Catholicism. Resurrexi and I alluded to that earlier. I'm not one to ask about that though. The finer definition is somewhat beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 [quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1839358' date='Apr 18 2009, 01:05 AM']Well there is a very strict, formal definition for the word cult that does indeed apply to legitimate Catholicism. Resurrexi and I alluded to that earlier. I'm not one to ask about that though. The finer definition is somewhat beyond me.[/quote] would you care to explain a little further ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 [quote name='Delivery Boy' post='1839366' date='Apr 18 2009, 12:08 AM']would you care to explain a little further ?[/quote] I'll try, but not in my own words. Like I said, not qualified. I'm sorry, actually can't find a good definition for you. By the way, don't run "Cult" and "Catholicism" in a Google search together. Please. You'll read more crazy ideas. That would be a good thing for the Q&A section. I'm out of my league with that definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1839377' date='Apr 18 2009, 01:16 AM']By the way, don't run "Cult" and "Catholicism" in a Google search together. Please. You'll read more crazy ideas.[/quote] lol I want to so bad. Edited April 18, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 Catholicism today, as a mainstream religion, would certainly not fall under the category of cult today; however, the infant Church, according to the some people's definitions of a cult, may have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 [quote name='Delivery Boy' post='1839384' date='Apr 18 2009, 12:20 AM']lol I want to so bad.[/quote] Only if you read a dozen Church Scholar posts for every sentence of anti-Catholic junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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