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Line 46: − There have been cults which have claimed to be [[Christian]], as well as cults which claim some other religious affiliation, or no affiliation at all. One notable example of a cult is the "People's Temple" operated by [[Jim Jones]]. Jones' insistence that all his true followers drink poisoned fruit punch led to the deaths of 913 of his converts at their enclave of [[Jonestown]] in [[Guyana]]. Another example is the cult of Maratreanism.+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
→Examples: provide more examples of groups commonly called (rightly or wrongly) as cults
== Examples ==
== Examples ==
Groups which have been considered cults in a '''theological''' sense include:
*The "People's Temple" operated by [[Jim Jones]]
*The Branch Davidians operated by [[David Koresh]]
*Maratreanism
*The [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]]
*[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]
*[[Seventh Day Adventist]]
*The Way International
Others have gone so far as to label Roman Catholicism and the Churches of Christ to be cults.
Groups which have been considered cults in a '''sociological''' sense include:
*[[Institute in Basic Life Principles]]
*[[Westboro Baptist Church]]
*[[Faithful Word Baptist Church]]
*Churches influenced by [[Jack Hyles]], especially later in his life (some even go so far as to label the entire [[Independent Baptist]] movement a cult}
== "Deprogramming" ==
== "Deprogramming" ==