Is Christianity a cult?
SHORT ANSWER: Generally no, with some sects and groups the exception to the rule. LONG ANSWER: If all Christian groups adhered to the freedoms given to us in the Bible the answer to this question would always be, “No!” however they don’t. The best resource that I’ve found in this regard is the following diagnostic grid: http://www.4witness.org/jehovahs_witness/jw_lds_cults.php Here is a brief excerpt that explains their methodology: “The word “cult” conjures up a variety of ideas in the minds of people. From the 80 Branch Davidians who followed David Koresh to their fiery death in a Waco compound in 1993 to the 38 Heaven’s Gate followers of Marshall Applewhite who drank poison, committing suicide in an attempt to catch a ride on an alleged spaceship of the 1993 Hale-Bopp Comet, people often think of cultists as weird individuals who isolate themselves into compounds and communes and practice strange beliefs. But, not all cultists and cult groups fit this stereotype image. Many of the m
