If you’ve been reading GetReligion for very long, you probably know that “cult” is the kind of word that is almost impossible to use in public media without causing riots. Are we talking about a dangerous sociological cult? A doctrinal cult? If so, which religious group’s doctrines are providing the frame of reference in this case?
Another word that causes trouble from time to time is “sect.” This is not a fightin’ word, per se. But it is horribly vague.
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