What is the difference between a religion and a cult? “Cult leaders are not elected,” says cult specialist and deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross. “And, I would say that in the United States, the ...

What is a cult? How are cults different from religions? What is a cult? How are cults different from religions? And why do many religious scholars say we shouldn’t even use that label? In this episode ...

What’s the line between a religion and a cult? It involves money, no doubt. And control over who you can see and what you can say. And a narcissistic leader too. But the line still can get fuzzy ...

Whenever some cult clashes with the law, the public is fascinated, and horrified, by the capacity of leaders to control members. Perhaps the members surrender all of their property. Or they are sworn ...

Does studying religion matter? On February 10, students, faculty, and alumni gathered in the Swift Hall common room to discuss this topic at the first event hosted by a new student group on campus ...

Many people today wrestle with understanding whether they identify as religious, spiritual, or somewhere in between. It’s not uncommon to hear someone say, “I’m spiritual, not religious,” but what ...

The World Book Encyclopedia explains that "traditionally, the term cult referred to any form of worship or ritual observance." By that criterion, all religions could be classified as cults. However, ...