The question was posed on Facebook: "How can you tell the difference between a cult and a church?"
My response: I think it comes down to how
much freedom of choice a member of a group has in his/her personal life.
If the church requires access to your bank account or information about
your wages, that's the first sign of a cult. A second and equally
disturbing sign is the use of fear tactics to control individual
behavior. There is a big difference between accountability to a moral
guideline and such oppression. In a church, a parishioner is able to
think for herself, make his own choices, and not be ashamed of
self-expression (in appropriate ways that respect others, of course).
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