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Originally Posted by Evangelical
There is a definition of a cult that has not been addressed here so far and the OP fails to mention it -
My definition of a cult:
A cult is a group which is subject to mesmerization and has hypnotic following of a leader or leaders, who have sinister intent. A cult implies a person's own rational and logical free-will being overtaken by mesmerization or hypnosis.
Mesmerization and hypnosis in and of themselves do not define a cult. There must be sinister intent.
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For evidence of mesmerized sheep, look at how they sit, hour after hour, day after day, year after year, listening to ratty and threadbare exposition, and no one raises a peep. At the Psalms training, one poster here said he and his neighbour looked at each other and grimaced. But not one modifying word came forth from the crowd. Everyone knew not to correct the Ascended Master. Even when he's wrong, he's right.
For evidence of intent, look at Daystar, Philip Lee as the Office, Linko and so on. Eventually they realized that Standing Orders to the ministry franchises, the local churches of LSM, was most effective.