Some thing. That I have.
Recently I learned that I belonged to the Cult of Satan. Right on.
Cool, I've never been in a cult before. I feel all special now. I mean, I never thought of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as a cult. We don't do 'culty' things, I don't think. Let's Wikipedia it, shall we? My response in bold.

The Merriam-Webster online dictionary lists five different definitions of the word "cult."[15]

1. Formal religious veneration-
Um, like...a religion? Like, Baptists, Catholics, Protestants, yes, Mormons???

2. A system of religious beliefs and ritual; also: its body of adherents;-
-Like any organized religion???

3. A religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious; also: its body of adherents;
-Okay, I'll concede this one, I mean, we do believe that God hasn't stopped speaking to his beloved children. Crazy thought...

4. A system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator;
-Someone's going to have to explain that one to me, I have no idea what it means. Like, faith healing? Because we don't roll with that. We like doctors and pills, or at least I do.

5. Great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book).
-Great devotion...like...to God, for example?

Okay, so I'll give you this...I only took the first definition off of the Wiki page for that, but I didn't want this article to drag.
Looks like I AM in a cult! Cool!!!
But wait, I'm not very special, because according to that, so is everyone else. Oh, man! That sucks. Let's look up some more stuff.

Potential harm to members

In the opinion of Benjamin Zablocki, a professor of Sociology at Rutgers University, groups that have been characterized as cults are at high risk of becoming abusive to members. He states that this is in part due to members' adulation of charismatic leaders contributing to the leaders becoming corrupted by power. Zablocki defines a cult here as an ideological organization held together by charismatic relationships and that demands total commitment.


--We are asked to commit to our Father in Heaven's plan for us, but we are always given the agency to make decisions for ourselves.  If someone leaves, we mourn for them, but we'll never force anyone to do anything.--


According to Barrett, the most common accusation made against groups referred to as cults is sexual abuse. See some allegations made by former members. According to Kranenborg, some groups are risky when they advise their members not to use regular medical care.[59] Barker, Barrett, and Steven Hassan all advise seeking information from various sources about a certain group before getting deeply involved, though these three differ in the urgency they suggest.


Sexual Abuse???  Like Catholic priests preying on small boys??  Huh.




Looks like I'm not the only one.
I may be in a cult, but that's my right.  Just like it's yours to not join my "Cult of Satan."
That's the great thing about America.  I can join whatever religion I want, and you can't stop me.

Not that people didn't try, back when it was first founded.  Massacres, murders, driving Mormons all the way out of the States and into a desert wasteland...freedom of religion, huh?



Thank you to our resident "hater" for the inspiration for this article.



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on Jun 05, 2008
Do you have a reason for posting this? I dont see the reason.


Do you have a reason for posting 'Do you have a reason for posting this' other than to be a troll?

Does she come around your threads, asking why you have an article with no purpose with the amazingly original title of 'Zombie Thread'?

It's a BLOG SITE. People post whatever they want. You don't have to like it, agree with it, or 'see the reason' behind it.

You probably wouldn't 'see the reason' behind my Spain posts, either, would you?

SanChonino hates when people are tools.
on Jun 05, 2008
Do you have a reason for posting this? I dont see the reason.It was just the comments on Ted's article about "Faith, it's part of Science, too."It got a little heated, and we were called cultists and Joseph Smith was called an idiot...blah blah...it wasn't pretty.And I thought it'd be kind of fun.


Oh sorry, I jut signed on this site and I did not know that this post was responding to "faith, it's part of science to,". SanChonino was right, I should have probally made my previous questinon sound less offensive to you cedarbird, sorry.
on Jun 05, 2008
SanChonino was right, I should have probally made my previous questinon sound less offensive to you cedarbird, sorry.


Since I didn't recognize you, I figured it was an innocent question.

SanCho just gets a little defensive because he's my big brother, don't worry about it.
on Jun 06, 2008
We Frisbeetarianists are not a cult. We believe that when we die, our soul goes up on the roof and no one can get it down.

My reason for posting THIS? Cause I can...cause I wanted to...
on Jun 06, 2008
CTHUHLU LIVES!


Lovecraft nice! I never read any of his books. But I read the all the summrys of his books on Wikipedia.
on Jun 07, 2008

Wait, wait wait. There is a difference between your church service and temples? Shoot. I guess that's another thing ya'll have in common with the origional church. I'm ready to swim with this cool cult now!  And yes, yes you do know me.

on Jun 07, 2008
Mormon Kool-Aid depends on where you live. If you live in Utah it is made into green Jell-O with Carrot shavings. ;~D


I think that's so funny, because I have never EVER had green Jell-o with carrots. I've lived in Utah for my whole life. We do the funeral potatoes, but NOOO lime green with carrots.

Huh.
on Jun 07, 2008
And yes, yes you do know me.


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, welcome to JU, my friend! I had forgotten you'd told me your username. My bad.

Thanks for the support, welcome to my awesome cult. Oops, I mean...Christ's awesome cult.
on Jun 07, 2008

You almost spoke blasphemy! "my awesome cult." Geeze. Only Christ could have a cult that cool. Interesting thought, Christ having a cult.

on Jun 08, 2008
I think that's so funny, because I have never EVER had green Jell-o with carrots. I've lived in Utah for my whole life. We do the funeral potatoes, but NOOO lime green with carrots.

Huh.


Really? When I lived there, you saw that stuff at every chuch dinner, funeral, wedding reception.. whatever. That was in the 70's and early 80s though, hopefully that little fad has died away.
on Jun 09, 2008

Though (thankfully) many things have died away from the 70's and 80's, unfortunately, the green jello salad is alive and well. This last Christmas a guy in my ward had green jello sushi salad. No joke. And yes, I did try it. *gags*
on Jun 10, 2008
And yes, I did try it. *gags*


Ew. But not really surprised.

Have some karma, my good friend.
on Jun 17, 2008

All religions are 'cults'

 

on Jun 17, 2008

My favorite is... "Dyslexics of the world untie!"

on Jul 04, 2008
My favorite is... "Dyslexics of the world untie!"


I am confused, is it funny or something else? I am Dyslexic so I want to know what it means.
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