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arrow-up11.84Karrow-down1imageApparently a right-wing deacon said thissopuli.xyzDrew@sopuli.xyz to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agomessage-square210linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareIninewCrowlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49arrow-down2·3 months agoThe only difference between a religion and a cult is time
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up37arrow-down1·3 months agoI’ve heard the distinction described as “it’s a cult when the founder is still around making stuff up, it becomes a religion after he dies and his followers are left to continue doing that in his name.”
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoNumber of followers helps too.
minus-squareIninewCrowlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 months agoI have as much authority as the Pope. I just don’t have as many people who believe it. George Carlin
The only difference between a religion and a cult is time
I’ve heard the distinction described as “it’s a cult when the founder is still around making stuff up, it becomes a religion after he dies and his followers are left to continue doing that in his name.”
Number of followers helps too.
I have as much authority as the Pope. I just don’t have as many people who believe it.
George Carlin
The difference is sincerity.