Why do people become cult members? As human beings we want to belong. People join binge groups (which turn into cults). A cult leader strips its followers of its identity until compliant to manipulation. This is shown through ego –weakening‚ total control‚ and recruitment The allure of cults is that people can be a part of something. According to Merriam Webster‚ a cult is defined as “a small religious group that is not part of a larger and more accepted religion and that has beliefs regarded by
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behaviors and emotions will be manipulated once they have joined a cult; the dangers of cults have become severe over the past years and have caused thousands of deaths due to the influence of cults members and leaders. Cults are able to gain members‚ due the fact that people in actuality do not know it is a cult they are joining. After joining a cult‚ some people still do not even understand that they are actually in a cult. Cults are something a person may read about or see on TV‚ but to have the
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Assess the view that religious beliefs and practices are changing to reflect a new era of diversity and choice. In the recent years there has been evidence to support that religious activity and religious beliefs are declining in the UK e.g. the rise of new religious movements such as Jehovah’s witnesses (sect)‚ but some sociologists reject this and say that religion isn’t declining it is just changing to fit into a more increasingly changing society. Davie is one of these sociologists; in her
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in various religions to encourage fear among the followers or to set boundaries between religions. Symbolic acts such as those of blood sacrifice‚ self sacrifice‚ and martyrdom have throughout in history been used by terrorists with political and religious motivations. Terrorists use these methods that are borrowed from religions since they are considered to be efficient‚ inexpensive‚ and very easy to carry out‚ and they deliver the intended damage with minimal costs. Most of these types of attacks
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Christianity and a cult | Stage Two Religion Studies 2012 | 988 words. | | Christianity‚ a at least 2000 year old religion and possibly the most popular in the world‚ with over 2 billion adherents‚ is what 90% of a group of fifteen to eighteen year old students answered when they were asked which religion first comes to mind when they hear the word “religion”.Cults on the other hand‚ are a controversial topic due to their bizarre practises and mind control techniques. Cults are often derived
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truths‚ values‚ and norms are different for different people‚ depending on their cultural‚ economic‚ political and religious backgrounds. The theory of religious relativism requires students to tolerate other people’s religious beliefs and practices‚ at the same time recognizing their own beliefs and practices as just one system in a world of diverse‚ yet equally legitimate‚ religious systems. In todays society we see an array of people practicing‚ preaching‚ and learning religion. We find people
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Elements of Religious Traditions University of Phoenix REL/134 Elements of Religious Traditions Religion is a big part of today’s society; it has always been a big part of society. What is religion? The dictionary definition of religion is a system of beliefs that involves worship of a god‚ prayer‚ ritual and a moral code. Not all religions follow those guidelines‚ so it is not an accurate definition. Instead we look at a number of characteristics such as a belief system‚ community‚ ritual
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The Importance of Religious Freedom As Catholics‚ we have the privilege to participating in certain subjects‚ such as politics. It can be extremely difficult for us to participate at times‚ because of our controversial‚ misjudged‚ and misunderstood beliefs. Some subjects we deem as wrong are Abortion‚ Euthanasia‚ and Capital Punishment. Some professions cause us to go against our faith such as nursing. Examples of ways they are tempted to go against their faith include physician-aided suicide
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Elements of Religious Traditions Marion White REL/133 April 19th‚ 2011 Susan J. Johnson Elements of Religious Traditions “A set of beliefs concerning the cause‚ nature‚ and purpose of the universe‚ especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies‚ usually involving devotional and ritual observances‚ and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs is a religion” (“religion‚” 2011). Molloy (2010) stated‚ “Religion answers the questions
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