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[–][deleted] 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (20 children)

Don't they have to have a charismatic leader to be a cult? Their leader is an asshole who slaps people around. I think they're a real estate investing fraud scheme.

Anyway, maybe Mormonism.

[–]Mnemonic 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (19 children)

Cult is a weird word for a definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult

But yeah, most Mormon communities are cults to me.

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    [–]Mnemonic 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (17 children)

    No, why?

    [–][deleted]  (16 children)

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      [–]Mnemonic 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (15 children)

      Ah well, I did listen to the 6-part podcast series of The Last Podcast On The Left the last couple of weeks about Mormonism and although they have different branches with different beliefs and calling each-other 'worse than heresy' the main points of a cult are still checked. But that's the most deepest dive I've ever done into it.

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        [–]Mnemonic 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (13 children)

        It certainly beats Scientology and the Mormon story is somehow more believable, no sarcasm.

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          [–]Mnemonic 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (11 children)