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sigmonic · Jun 4, 2005, 12:13 am

there is no difference.

i use to live in SLC, UT. they sometimes have these christians infront fo the temples preaching, holding up signs and handing out flyers. so i decide to talk to one.. couldn't believe he was a christian.. but anyways we started talking about cults (well, its utah.. mormons...) and he said well.. christianity is a cult also. went on to say something like how it came from the original church of jesus christ- this converstation was 2 years ago but i remember how he said it was a cult and thinking it was pretty funny.

he was actually a preacher too.

so far i think people got it right here though. the word is used more to slander someones relgious beliefs (their personal religion).

just as i made a reference to mormons. who are LDS but most non mormons or christians (at least ones i've talked to) look at them as a cult. when then are infact a relgion.

but hey.. whats the real difference.

religion just sounds better.

Jun 4, 2005, 12:13 am	#12 (permalink) (top)
sigmonic Sedimentary Rock Location: SLC, UT Posts: 17	there is no difference. i use to live in SLC, UT. they sometimes have these christians infront fo the temples preaching, holding up signs and handing out flyers. so i decide to talk to one.. couldn't believe he was a christian.. but anyways we started talking about cults (well, its utah.. mormons...) and he said well.. christianity is a cult also. went on to say something like how it came from the original church of jesus christ- this converstation was 2 years ago but i remember how he said it was a cult and thinking it was pretty funny. he was actually a preacher too. so far i think people got it right here though. the word is used more to slander someones relgious beliefs (their personal religion). just as i made a reference to mormons. who are LDS but most non mormons or christians (at least ones i've talked to) look at them as a cult. when then are infact a relgion. but hey.. whats the real difference. religion just sounds better. "To be is to be something as opposed to nothing, and to be something is to be something specific." Last edited by sigmonic; Jun 4, 2005 at 12:17 am.