What are the top 10 most dangerous cults in the world?

[Eudaimonist]

I'd have to say that all Christian churches are cults if we are going to include any social group with a common interest and a little zeal.


eudaimonia,

Mark

 

[chaoschristian]

Actually, my mother, being especially fond of Bernese Mountain Dogs, has a disdain for the Amish, as they apparently run puppy mills and the like, in order to stay afloat. For those unfamiliar with the term, it means they would be inbreeding and over-breeding dogs into unhealthy lives, and the ones they can't sell to the general public are disposed of in various inhumane ways.

I'm more of a cat person, so I don't know how much is true and how much is rumor, though. But if true, then yes.. I'd say they're pretty dangerous.

Then again, cat-people are a pretty dangerous cult too.

 

[Josiah14]

Calling these people cults is like calling AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) a cult. I know people in those organizations. They are normal. There are a lot of organizations out there that you would classify as a cult if you hold them to the same standard as your top ten. There are actual dangerous cults out there.

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn![/FONT]

It's called a joke. Get a sense of humor. I'm a LoTR fan, I'm not hatin' on anyone.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

I'd have to say that all Christian churches are cults if we are going to include any social group with a common interest and a little zeal.


eudaimonia,

Mark

 

[The4thrider]

It's called a joke. Get a sense of humor. I'm a LoTR fan, I'm not hatin' on anyone.

text is bad at conveying sarcasm. Just as you read hate in my words, when i meant to convey no anger.

 

[Josiah14]

text is bad at conveying sarcasm. Just as you read hate in my words, when i meant to convey no anger.

well, your emotional status IS set to angry...

And I thought the joke would be obvious as the entire thread has been centered around actual religious cults...

 

[Tinker Grey]

"The only difference between a cult and a religion is the amount of real estate they own." ~ Frank Zappa

 

[The4thrider]

well, your emotional status IS set to angry...

And I thought the joke would be obvious as the entire thread has been centered around actual religious cults...

That status thing hasnt changed since NCR died. I dont bother with it.

 

[razeontherock]

I'd have to say that all Christian churches are cults if we are going to include any social group with a common interest and a little zeal.

OBJECTION: most churches have no zeal whatsoever

And a good Zappa quote by Mr Grey

 

[vajradhara]

Namaste all,

hmm...

once someone defines "dangerous" then i'll give it a go

until then... I am the most dangerous cult in the game!

sure... i'm pretty new but you know how new players are, willing to take chances to make a name for themselves... so... keep your eyes and ears and, especially, pocketbooks open for some slick, life altering, 8x11 prints with easy instructions to donate. life long memberships available at low introductory rates! right hand henchperson position still available! CALL NOW~!!!!!

 

[Delphiki]

1: WoW

Lok'tar OGAR!!! BLOOD AND THUNDER!!!

 

[razeontherock]

I am the most dangerous cult in the game!

sure... i'm pretty new but you know how new players are, willing to take chances to make a name for themselves... so... keep your eyes and ears and, especially, pocketbooks open for some slick, life altering, 8x11 prints with easy instructions to donate. life long memberships available at low introductory rates! right hand henchperson position still available! CALL NOW~!!!!!

Diamond thunderbolt FTW

Except to be serious there is danger greater than financial ruin ...

 

[RedRaven]

Lok'tar OGAR!!! BLOOD AND THUNDER!!!

Lok'tar!

I appreciate the sense of humor all around

 

[LyraJean]

-YEC Christians
-1611 KJV Only Christians
-Quiverfull movement Christians or those that ban birth control and family planning (what if octomom claimed she was part of the Quiverfull movement?)
-Taliban
-Al-Queda
-Fundamentalist Mormons (polygamists)
-Amway
-Jehovah Witnesses
-Scientology
-cults that promote suicide rather than rejoining the World

 

[Arthra]

What are called "dangerous" cults could be potentially healthy responses to general unresolved social ills...

 

[Booko]

Cult = "any religion I disagree with"

That seems to be a typical definition of cult, so I think I'll pass on this question.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Cult = "any religion I disagree with"

That seems to be a typical definition of cult, so I think I'll pass on this question.

Sounds like it in a nutshell

 

[Arthra]

Some years ago now when my children were still around ohh in their late teens ..My daughter used to wear black clothes and was called a "Gothic"..

She was a Baha'i and my family is Baha'i but she clicked along with a group at school called "Goths" that wore black..anyway they had a friend named Andrew at school who was well liked by my daughter and son her bro. So anyway this friend of theirs was from a Jehovah Witness family..

One day Andrew and his father came to my door and asked if he Andrew could stay.. well we did have a bunk bed and since he was a friend of my son and daughter we agreed he could stay awhile.. The father was in tears.. I tried to talk with him but he was just really tense and tearful so I didn't want o push it.. We got Andrews things and put them in the bedroom..

After his Dad left Andrew told me his parents being Witnesses thought he was demon possessed as he was around my kids and so on and had turned him over to a cult deprogrammer.. now this cost the family a lot of money..

so anyway Andrew told his story.. He was secluded from his family and school for about five days.. kept awake and had this guy reading Bible verses loudly in his ear day and night... this went on and on for five days.. At the end of this time Andrew said the cult deprogrammer gave up and sent him home.. a crisis ensued in the family and Andrew ended up at my house..

Well I never heard of such a thing in my area.. but in time Andrew relaxed and got some sleep and eventually was taken back by his family.. His father and I had a good talk and the friendships continued for some time after that between Andrew and my kids..

But all this told me there's a lot of fear and paranoia going on about cults and various groups and it runs very deep.

 

[The4thrider]

Cthuhlu Cult- Because you know, Destroying the world is on our to do list...

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Greetings. We also have a few "cult threads" over on this board for those intereste

http://www.christianforums.com/t7510904/#post56034918
Cults?