Comment on Alexsy Budaj entry on Religious Cults

"There is nothing to be said in favor of Religious Cults, they unlike infidelity, lying or smoking cannot be excused in anyway and represent the worst thing you will find on this blog, (well apart from masturbation, gambling and drug abuse)."

http://evilentries.blogspot.com/2007/04/religious-cults.html



I do not completely agree with you on your opinion of Religious Cults. They are not always a bad thing. They can provide harmony and unity between people who have similar thoughts and feelings about the way they see the world. Not all religious cults are bad. They do not all involve the "brainwashing" and the "giving away of possessions" that you describe.

I do agree that some cults and sects indeed prey on the vulnerable. And, yes, some involve people to contribute to the "cause". A cult only becomes "bad" when it involves the targeting of another religion or ethnic grouping, or ideas they do not find favourable and threaten violence.
unfortunately, they do not all form this and this is why I do not agree with you in all aspects of your posting.

To compare religion and other "bad" habits as worse or better is not possible. Religion is a way of life, and any other example you quoted do not equate; they are choices that can be rescinded at anytime; you cannot simply rescind religion if you have a change of heart.