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== Definitions of "cult" ==
== Definitions of "cult" ==
In a general sense, a cult is a group which exercises mind control over its followers<ref name="def">[http://www.cultwatch.com/about.html About Cultwatch]<br />[http://www.wfial.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=artGeneral.article_1 What is a Cult?] (Watchman Fellowship)<br />[http://www.cults.co.nz/cultfaq/index.php#whatisacult Cult FAQ] (Cults.co.nz)</ref>
In a [[Christianity|Christian]] sense, a cult is a group which claims to be Christian but which has major doctrinal differences to normal Christianity.<ref name="def" />
{{QuoteBox|The word "cult" is not in the Bible but its direct corollary is heresy or heretic. Other Biblical terms are false teachers, false prophets and false brethren.<ref>[http://www.wfial.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=artGeneral.article_1 What is a Cult?] (Watchman Fellowship)</ref>}}
Typical lists of "cult" characteristics given by their opponents include:
Typical lists of "cult" characteristics given by their opponents include: