• RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The line of cult vs. religion has many criteria, but a big one is if it survives a generation or two after the death of the charismatic prophet. Usually it’s not considered both a religion AND a cult, it kinda graduates from cult to religion by lasting a long enough time.