Cults are not religions, are they?

It is right that cults are not religions.

Cults are illegal organizations established under the guise of religion, qigong or other names, which deify the ringleaders, confuse and deceive others, develop and control members and endanger society by creating and spreading fallacies. ?

Cults usually spread rumors under the guise of spreading religious teachings and saving mankind. Usually, there is an enlightened leader who claims to have supernatural power, controls the masses in the form of secret associations, and generally aims at collecting money by hook or by crook.

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Based on years of experience in tracking cults, the French General Intelligence Service summarized the following characteristics of cults:

1. Cults exercise spiritual control over believers, who must act according to the will of "spiritual leaders". The severity of this kind of mind control has already exceeded people's imagination.

2. Cults accumulate wealth through believers. Almost all cult leaders do this, so cults often have strong economic strength. There are also various ways for cults to collect money. Some cults require members to pay 3% of their annual income as "membership fees"; Some charge fees by holding training courses; Some publish periodicals and teaching periodicals.

Cults are divorced from normal social life. The internal laws of cults are higher than normal social laws and regulations, and believers must first abide by the rules. If believers are divorced from society, they will lose the help of their family and friends and fully integrate into the cult. Some people can't leave even if they regret it.

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