Smart move?

[AMonger]

If you were in a cult, and objected to being thought of as a cult, is it a smart move to intentionally link your name with "cult?"

 

[Turtle]

Cult comes from the word "cultivate", to till, refine, to grow and develop under a close watchful eye. Culture also comes from the same root origin. A cult is defined as a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies, and has only been applied in a negative connotation to suggest extreme beliefs and bizarre behavior rather recently.

Krishna may be seen by many as a "ooooh icky creepy" cult, but how many other religious orders have a system of religious rites and ceremonies?

All of them.

 

[layoutshooter]

Cult comes from the word "cultivate", to till, refine, to grow and develop under a close watchful eye. Culture also comes from the same root origin. A cult is defined as a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies, and has only been applied in a negative connotation to suggest extreme beliefs and bizarre behavior rather recently.

Krishna may be seen by many as a "ooooh icky creepy" cult, but how many other religious orders have a system of religious rites and ceremonies?

All of them.

MMM. Sort of like political parties. They have doctrines, rites of passage, tithing, and fanatical believers. They have their own "ceremonies" and "secret" back rooms. Funny.