Am I In A Christian Fundamentalist Church Or A Fanatical Religious Cult? Or Are They The Same?
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- čas přidán 8. 04. 2023
- Do you belong to a cult? Or does being a member of a Christian fundamentalist church automatically make you a cult member?
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All religions are cults…..some are just more harmful.
I just got out of this cult after 3 years. It blows my mind that I even fell for it and got involved. It can happen to anyone
It took me 50 years to fully escape my Catholic indoctrination.
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I grew up Catholic but joined a Protestant church when I was about 8. I was exposed to all the teaching outlined in this video. I just figured ALL PROTESTANTS acted this way - mainly because the church never interacted with anyone outside our group. And that anyone less radical were fake Christians and anyone more radical were to be emulated.
I grew up in the Mormon church, and it is most definitely a cult. In your presentation you state that in Catholic mass church leaders don't try to exert the church doctrine on its adult members. Is this a factual statement? From what I've been told, and have read, Catholic Bishop and the Diocese yield much influence over its members. Anyways, when I was actively going church I never felt like I belonged or felt the spirit as they would say. When I hit my 30s, I'm in my 50s now, I gave up on religion and frankly have never been happier.
All religions are cults
If you have to ask that question, you're in a cult.
My mother would tell us it was demons/familiar spirits causing our sickness and we'd have "faith healing"
So the Catholics are not a cult?
Very informative video. I used to be evangelical, and I am glad I'm not one anymore... I agree much of their behavior is cultic...
I agree with most of what you said, but not with your first point. The whole idea of Christianity is that the Bible is the word of God. If you believe some of it is not true, then you cannot believe it at all, and thus you cannot be Christian (as much as you may want to say you are). I also strongly believe you can be a fanatic without being a cult member. I think churches are cults if they control you but just believing the Bible is 100% true does not make a church a cult.
As a former member of the SGI, a Japanese Buddhist lay community, I found myself thinking about my experiences there against your list and only noticed one that really applied. We sort of believe that our religious practice is reflected in occurrences in everyday life. When a member is experiencing a problem, they are encouraged to pray a lot about it and do other things. When the problem is solved in some way, we generally give a lot of credit to our practice for giving us the wisdom and good fortune to solve it. Beyond that the communities I've practiced in were fairly reasonable. Outside associations were encouraged, and while there were monetary contributions were encouraged, I don't know of any members who admitted to giving up to 10% of their net income. The community also had a healthy respect for boundaries. While we were generally encouraged to seek out guidance from senior leaders, particularly if we were facing problems, I have never received unwanted guidance from leaders or other members. At least I didn't receive more unwanted guidance from the community than I had from society at large. I eventually left the SGI because I stopped believing, and the practice requires a significant amount of time. I can't say that I've had any problem with the members of the communities I've practiced in and have no hard feelings.
The things you describe as cultish behavior are the things the cult members desire and aspire to
Great presentation! I grew up Methodist and you don't get speaking in tongues in that denomination. However, in my twenties; I am now sixty, I got involved with a fundamentalist pentecostal church in my home city, Belfast, Northern Ireland. This church had many people jumping up every Sunday to speak in tongues and boy were they dramatic about it all! One man who regularly spoke in tongues was very respected by the congregation and everyone said that he had the gift from God. However, I actually met his brother who informed me that he had spent several years in a Mental Hospital and had been diagnosed with Schizophrenia. In that pentecostal church he had found a home for his Schizophrenia!
When that can't explain something, it's always God is mysterious.
Christianity in America is corrupt beyond recognition. The teachings of Jesus are what I follow.
You still can't shake the jewish indoctrination, right?