Are all destructive cults religious?
No. In addition to religious cults, there are psychotherapy cults, political cults and commercial cults. There are also personality cults, particularly if one person absolutely controls another (or a small group of people, such as in a family). There are groups which combine all of these, especially when the group is large and has a variety of “fronts” or other entities. For example, the Moon organization combines most of these categories. However, because the central figure, Moon, claims to be the Messiah, the group is primarily thought of as a religious cult. This should not minimize the fact that Moon is very active in the world of politics and business. In fact Moon controls more business and political entities than he has religious ones.
