tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821489.post-57336295734608734992008-05-26T18:01:00.000-04:002008-05-26T18:01:00.000-04:00Hi, where exactly does that definition of a cult come from? Which "anti-cult movement" are you talking about, could you please provide the source? I find it interesting that you chose that definition over the dictionary definitions which would have been more accurate. <BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>American Heritage® Dictionary:<BR/><BR/>CULT<BR/><BR/> NOUN:<BR/><BR/> 1.<BR/> 1. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.<BR/> 2. The followers of such a religion or sect.<BR/> 2. A system or community of religious worship and ritual.<BR/> 3. The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.<BR/> 4. A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease.<BR/> 5.<BR/> 1. Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.<BR/> 2. The object of such devotion.<BR/> 6. An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.vanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408982255212761278noreply@blogger.com