ISSUE 04 | APRIL 2020
BIKERS CLUB ® MAGAZINE | PAGE 34
"In a cult there is a person at the top who knows it's a
scam."
What is the
difference
between a cult
and a religion?
Who has the final word,
and what is behind the
word itself? A cult is a term
that doesn't refer to religion
at all but is applied to a
social movement.
People have intuitive feelings
about how the word cult
should be used, even when
an organization or movement
meets the criteria of a new
religion.
What is cult
practice?
A cult is literally the "care"
(Latin cultus) owed details
and to temples, shrines, or
churches. A cult is embodied
in ritual and ceremony. Its
present or former presence is
made concrete in temples,
shrines and churches, and
cult images, including cult
images and votive offerings
at votive sites.
"The difference between a cult and a religion is one
outlasts its leader."
What is cult
worship?
A particular system of
religious worship,
especially with
reference to its rites and
ceremonies. An
instance of great
veneration of a person,
ideal, or thing,
especially as
manifested by a body of
admirers: the physical
fitness cult. the object
of such devotion.