Common Characteristics of a Cult

Common Characteristics of a Cult

1. Members swear total allegiance to an all-powerful leader

2. Rational thought is discouraged or forbidden.

3. The cult's recruitment techniques are often deceptive.

4. The cult weakens the follower psychologically by making him or her depend upon the group to solve his or her problems.

5. The cults manipulate guilt to their advantage.

6. The cult leader makes all the career and life decision of the members.

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[SororThothma]

Corporations can be cults. There are military cults world wide (the USMC in the USA, for example). Small businesses can become cults. Academia has many cultish attributes. Science can be very cult-like. There are political cults. Many churches are local cults. There are racial cults, brand cults, entertainment cults, sports cults (a sports team can be very cultish). There are cop cults, exercise cults. Cults cults cults. And beware their egregores as well,..

[DavidLynch007]

Good video. Cults also tend to have an "us vs. them" mentality. Members are persuaded to live in a close proximity of one another. Ties with friends and family beyond the cult are usually broken completely.

[1Beaker2]

Too bad your STILL promoting a cult :Christianity.

[Trillidotia]

This is Mormonism in a nutshell.

[AnneFox7]

The Alberta Response Model teams attack individuals and in the abuse pattern they often attack any pers9on who does not agree with the abusive tactics. They ensure through the case manager that those who disagree are removed from consideration ( not a team player) and that parents who attempt to stop the abuse of children are severely attacked. Whistle-blowers are attacked. Cult indoctrination in Alberta begins at the College or University in Alberta with forced "team building" in every course.

[inspirediam]

@SororThothma Precisely, one box inside of another.

[MrRedsalmon]

@SororThothma Good observations. But entertainment or sport cults tend to be pretty harmless. They don't destory people's lives and rip apart family groups in the way religious cults often do.

[MrRedsalmon]

Sounds like Assemblies of God Australia. Flee this sinister cult, people!

[DLando]

I hate to say this but the Churches of God are currently divided. This video although its intentions are good does more harm to christians. Believe it or not but all christian churches have incorrect doctrines and beliefs, that includes the so called main stream christianity. A time will come when God will call on all christians from all the christian churches, that includes SDA, JW, Mormons and the others so called cults. I suggest christians stop calling each other cults and truly seek truth.

[APeacefulHeart]

Thank you so much for this

[Commonsense11111]

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