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Originally Posted by Ustwo
At what point does a cult become a religion?
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Why don't you ask Dubya and one of his biggest contributors and supporters.... the Rev. Moon.
I don't see what your point is. Are you trying to say that Wicca is a cult, if so, then I think you are trying to pick a fight, by trying to use the word "cult" in a negative fashion.
Merriam Webster defines "CULT" as:
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2 entries found for cult.
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Main Entry: cult
Pronunciation: 'k<
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French & Latin; French culte, from Latin cultus care, adoration, from colere to cultivate -- more at WHEEL
1 : formal religious veneration : WORSHIP
2 : a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also : its body of adherents
3 : a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious; also : its body of adherents
4 : a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator <health cults>
5 a : great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book); especially : such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad b : a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion
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I see nothing truly negative in the definition. By the #1 and #2 entries ANY religion can be classified as a cult, including Christian denominations (or even Christianity as a whole), Judaism and Islam.
So, again I have to ask what exactly is your point if not to try to stir up a fight by insinuating that Wicca is a cult and therefore not a religion?