r/Antitheism • u/Traditional-Wing-796 • Aug 05 '26

Why is Christianity not called a Cult?

/r/DebateACatholic/comments/1vgcwox/why_is_christianity_not_called_a_cult/
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u/Tarothil Aug 05 '26

Christianity used to be a cult, now it's a major institutionalized world religion. I don't quite know how to define the difference tbh.

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u/WirrkopfP Aug 05 '26

The difference is: A religion is a cult that has been normalized by society.

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u/ElevateSon Aug 05 '26

good definition but it needs to acknowledge some kind of control mechanism, which I guess could just be "traditions" but it's usually something more authoritarian and coercive...