Top 10 Signs of a Cult (2018 Edition)

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[@ursulageorgeson7086]

Don´t forget they will always be ready to accuse and pick holes in your personality, intentions, logic and general existence, but as soon as you respond critically to them, you´ll be told to ´look inward´and ´´ask yourself why you´re blocking your own fulfillment" ....one classic hallmark.

[@sophialopez3552]

I was in a cult for two years and still have pain and hurting from it

[@AvoidingCultThought]

Sorry to hear Sophia. The only person I know who might be able to help is Steven Hassan at freedomofmind.com. Get in touch with him if you need cult-related counseling.

[@Mark-yb1sp]

Sophia Lopez Same here Sophia. Mine was for 2 yrs , 8 months. It’s been 20 yrs and I still have holes in my soul. Some days are better than others, but the pain has never gone away. I pray your doing better. - mark.

[@Bankable2790]

What cults if you don’t mind me asking?

[@charliebrown6404]

I had thirteen years .... It sucks,

[@user-cb7ux6ky2d]

E Gleaton I am from Mormon cult

[@hyrumforstrom980]

Thank you for this, it helped me be sure that the cult I’m in mormans is an actual cult

[@writeousrhema]

I'm so glad! Have you left? Some of my coworkers are mormon

[@LisaAnn777]

@Alex Carlson He didn't say he was atheist. You do not need to join a cult to believe the universe has a creator. And i highly doubt you were ever an atheist. You probably were raised Christian but then rejected it, not out of any logic or reasoning but because you didn't like the strict rules(which is understandable). Then you fall into some tough times in life and jumped right back to what you were originally indoctrinated into. You say Jesus helped you, how do you know that? Did he show himself and tell you?

[@justmadeit2]

I say to people, please dont think a cult is small and only has one leader. A cult can have 10 million members with a handful of leaders at the top who claim they get spiritual food from god which they feed to their followers !

[@__.lucky.__]

Hmmm sounds familiar

[@justmadeit2]

@@__.lucky.__ There are a few big American based religions like that and in other countries too no doubt

[@__.lucky.__]

@@justmadeit2 absolutely and I can think of one right off the top of my head that fits your description perfectly

[@yassqueenslay8730]

You're literally describing the jws lol

[@datboi42]

@@__.lucky.__ lol y’all are ridiculous. Cults can be very different from religion. And not being religious doesn’t mean anything better

[@butacos1388]

I realized this kind of information I could watch at KZbin. It is very important for specific individual to get this kind of info to avoid danger situation, and I could even watch how we rescue people in cult. You’re so awesome men. Greatly Thank you. This is from Japan. I have big issue about my familiy

[@colinhoward5067]

Man, anyone else noticing a connection between this and what's been going on the last year and a half?

[@hjq0023]

I was in AA for 6 years. This video hit home with me

[@catherinecooper8370]

Was in AA for s year.it definitely is a cult.

[@Beachlife-ld6hf]

The Jehovahs witnesses and cult go hand in hand 100%!!!!!!

[@westlifesuck]

About the progression system, the cult I was in would only let you progress so far if you were a woman they would deny it at first but it becomes obvious pretty fast

[@erinritchie4708]

I was in a cult-like church for 13 years before I left. So glad I got out! It was the International Churches of Christ

[@shikanyota]

Where ?? Dayton. O H me

[@erinritchie4708]

@@shikanyota was in Canada

[@montiwhitlow8420]

I go there it a cult

[@sprinklenose4445]

My ex husband has my children in the church of christ. I'm trying to figure out how to have them ro think outside of that box.

[@systemsless]

Here because of Amway

[@MegaDiva1999]

oh my gosh...they all operate the same way.Multi level marketing uses the identical techniques to the cults. progression, shaming, celebrating the few , using a few people as 'poster children', suggesting that your lack of success is due to your own sloth and that if you work harder, give more, spend more money...you'll be just like the 'A Team'etc! THe thing is we are all God's A team when we accept Christ as Lord!

[@KristinaTurnerUS]

Here because of Morning Star Masonic cult that libeled me and covered up abuse.

[@frimports]

Having left a cult, what now I feel so alone.

[@ifyourepeatalieoftenenough8500]

Most people fear loneliness. That is why they do anything not to be alone. # corona #lying #bullying

[@Life4deathmusic]

Jesus is the answer

[@scottbrandon6244]

This criteria for a cult describes almost every church I have attended.

[@silentday4503]

Cultish church cultures are definitely on the rise

[@Skyv111]

For people out there: "Twin Flames Universe" or with Jeff & Sheila is also like this, be careful and spread the word to other people who are getting into "twin flame" stuff. There's a lot of videos about it and comments in reddit.

[@erinritchie4708]

I was in a cult church for 13 years.... I left over 2 years ago and I'm still trying to undo all the damage that was done....

[@marilynkennedy8236]

Same here Erin. Good luck to you darling.

[@erinritchie4708]

@@marilynkennedy8236 you too!!! ❤️

[@kaitlinf6929]

Realizing my stepmother matches alot of these things...1, 3-7...shes abusive under the guise of caring

[@Bumbling.m0r0n]

I am so f'ing happy I left the JW

[@alans.wendelschafer6588]

I'm currently one. Been googling signs of religious trauma and the BITE model and how cults function. Not religious specific searches. And, boy. I'm pretty scared, right now.

[@SB-ht8uo]

@@alans.wendelschafer6588 I hope you find the truth. Just don't turn your back on Jesus, he is real look into your every day Christianity/Calvinism

[@one.of.a.kind.]

we are all in cults every "country" is a cult

[@rozalinenelhams8307]

My mum brought me up in cult. When I left a lot of the people my mum included didn’t like it and still don’t. I feel a lot more happier now than I ever was. I was brought up never to think for myself. It was always you can’t do this or that it’s wrong.

[@leehucktee7888]

Reasonable guiding principles to deal with cult and people who are enslaved by cults.

[@GlaMama1]

Potter's House, The Door and Victory Chapel are all cults lead by Wayman Mitchell

[@Ev55533]

How do you know that's true? I'm curious cause I was drawn back to the door last year. And they seem to be changing.

[@desireemitchell3571]

Thank you for sharing!!! I’m thankful God opened my eyes.

[@superpotato2023]

This sounds exactly like the US military

[@therapyrf]

This is an excellent concise summary, and is extremely helpful.

[@one.of.a.kind.]

we are all in cults every "country" is a cult

[@m.p.6039]

Thank you. I think this is a very helpful blueprint that might genuinely help some people to get started in understanding the structure of what is so wrong with cults.

[@franniehaha]

This was a great educational and truthful lists of what cults do. thank you.

[@mariadavis4236]

Cult,are those who follow the evil, who don't have love for no one, who invented to hurt your self and hurt those who don't agreed with them, who can not support to see people happy. Keep the commandments, pray, be kind, keep your thoughts clean, have love, have forgiveness,love yourself, keep your body clean, help others, all good things come from God

[@marcotpm5234]

Very good information , thank you very much👍

[@Dat_Dude_Danny1]

Well put together video!

[@baruchben-david4196]

I've been quite fortunate that, even though I was sometimes willing to join a cult, something always seemed off... maybe the instant friends... So I never wound up joining.

[@GlobalVisionTV]

*Personality Cult Leaders* - Thank you very much for this concise list. We must continue both to warn The Body of Christ - and those who have been ensnared and spiritually abused by such people - and where we can, to offer support to those who have had their eyes opened due to this information and the work of The Holy Spirit, and feel foolish for being deceived. A part of our ministry at Global Vision TV (and at Bethel Communications) is warning the Church about false teachers, shepherds and prophets - per The Lord Jesus Christ's warnings in the Olivet Discourse and elsewhere in The Bible. We teach about the cults; - how to identify them and how to spot a 'personality' cult - ie one that follows its leader blindly and never checks that what they are saying is true. These Personality Cult Leaders will try and separate their followers from their Church and certainly do all they can to discredit other good and legitimate ministries, most often naming these ministries in the same breath as ones which are indeed truly awful and have been discredited by many other legitimate ministers. This is so that they will trust and follow ‘The Leader’ alone. And woe betide any person or ministry which dares to expose the wicked workings of such a man - he will hunt them down until they are totally discredited in the eyes of his followers. And of course, there’s the money… these Leaders rely on you sending them your gifts and offerings and to buy their materials - sometimes offering free stuff to reel them in first of course. Another trick to try and gain credibility, is to claim that other loved and respected Bible teachers were his friends - however no legitimate and Godly ministry will hold hands with such a man - and if you check, you will usually find that the named ministers are no longer with us. In certain circles, well oved and respected names commonly bandied around would be Dave Hunt, David Pawson, Chuck Missler, David Wilkerson, Tim LaHaye, Derek Prince and so on. Having known 3 of these men personally, I have heard their names mentioned by one particularly vile Personality Cult Leader - knowing all the while that none of them could or would tolerate him - when they were alive! It is mainly Christians who are young in the faith or don't KNOW The Word of God who are taken in by such a person - principally because they don't know how to discern by using Galatians chapter 5 for example - the fruit of the flesh and the sinful nature - versus the Fruit of The Holy Spirit. These dear souls will instead make excuses for the carnal nature of such a man, seeing his reviling and ranting as 'zeal for The Lord', and not realising that he teaches heresy, makes huge errors with his Greek and Hebrew (if he is narcissistic, he will make a thing about his ‘knowledge’ of languages), they always rake in the money by plugging their books etc - all the while saying they don’t take a penny and that it goes into the ministry (which usually IS him!) but far, far worse, such a person will do Satan’s work by trying to destroy the Godly ministries which expose him. Personality Cult Leaders are always bullies and often misogynistic with an unhealthy interest in sexual matters, totally inappropriate for men of God to speak about. Such a person will usually tell elaborate and uncouth lies… the list goes on and on - and his followers will virtually worship him and think he is a gift from God. In one way he is, as The Lord continues the testing and sifting as each one of us makes the choice as to whom we will serve. The Lord Jesus Christ - or the personality cult leader. We can’t do both. Thank you for this list which we will add to our own collection.

[@cynthiaerickson3646]

How about"you must be a member of and be baptised in this church to go to heaven".or saying the higher ups in that organization have power from God to ban you from Heaven if they decide you're not good enough to live in the Kingdom after death

[@godsownvictoria1380]

I don't believe in water baptism.no foul spirit will touch me. I'm fine with the holyspirit baptism. Lol

[@MustardSeeed]

@@godsownvictoria1380 I def have questions about the water baptism.

[@amenkid2]

You should never believe anything a human tells you like that, only God can do that Himself and He welcomes and loves all people, if you ask Him to save you He will never reject you if you keep trusting Him to be your God your whole life, He loves you, Jesus

[@Ev55533]

Many churches perform fake baptisms

[@123hellagood]

I was in the icc and just left and boy am I glad cause they checked all the boxes 😂

[@andrewsduran]

Affairs run heavy in church dawg

[@sophialopez3552]

And I need some sort of counseling too

[@romgtr]

The number one rule which is not mentioned on this list is that the founders have lots of wives and concubines. If they approach you with this nonsense RUUUUUUN Forest RUUUUUUUN!

[@SonsofIssac]

I was a member of a small Calvinist church exactly like this... heavy leadership... they “expected “ everyone to be at the Bible study and after church meals... exclusivity... almost every point in this video describes the church I was attending

[@toplobster1040]

Exactly! Calvinism is a cult. If you try to call them out they just say "You don't understand Calvinism!" I hope Calvinism hasn't hurt you too bad. God is not the narcissistic tyrant that Calvinism makes him out to be.

[@kenziek6707]

@@toplobster1040 And they judge salvation at the drop of a hat.

[@silentday4503]

I think I was in the same church! Very small NAPARC denomination

[@JohnJones-ct9pr]

Another good video boet

[@poopyfacehole1426]

I was a jw all my life I left two years ago and my mental health has improved so much since It’s people like you who were not part a cult that still want to help us makes me have hope for the world, your video means a lot and thank u, I actually read Steve Hassans book 2 years back and it’s what made me start asking the right questions so im glad u referenced him

[@MandaB28]

I got sucked into a G12 cult when I was a young adult. I still find it difficult to enter a church many many years later. It really messes with a person. Thanks for the video warning people of the signs

[@brianharris1813]

MandaB28 thanks for sharing this. I have a friend who was in the G12, vision. He doing okay now but what a struggle for him. I too was in a cult and took me a long time to get free and heal up. Stay safe🖖🕊.

[@MandaB28]

lily of the valley - I went to Bible College and once I realized that G12 was a cult, I stopped attending and started making friends elsewhere. I highly recommend doing some research on cults and how they trap and control people and also getting some counselling. Cults are good at attracting those of us who are vulnerable due to childhood trauma. It’s not easy leaving but it’s so worth it. I wish you well on your journey.

[@MandaB28]

lily of the valley - you can talk to a leader but I’ll warn you that they’ll likely treat your suspicion as a lack of faith and shame you for it. You’re not a bad Christian for thinking of leaving - there’s so much more to Christianity than their narrow and unhealthy version of it (I have a BA in theology). There are many lovely churches out there that don’t try to control their members. It’s important to lean on any social supports you have that are not part of the cult and be compassionate with yourself. Once you are ready to confront any abuse you may have suffered, find someone trustworthy to talk to about it. You’re not alone. There are many G12 survivors out there and some cities even have support groups. It gets better

[@LisaAnn777]

@@MandaB28 shame you for not having faith? Faith is literally believing something with no proof. Its faith that should be shamed if anything. This is why I could never join any religion because of this stuff. Christians hate getting asked questions and act like you should just take it as fact and shut up or you'll go to hell lol

[@ukanita865]

Jehovah’s witnesses to a tea. I was one for 36 years. Free now but shunned by former jw friends.

[@LaLaTheRockstar]

Hello bro, can you tell me where did you find "Loaded Language" concept? I don't find it in book "Combating Cult Mind Control". Can you please tell me which page it is on? Or which book? Or how you come to conclude that?

[@tvngelv9091]

Man I’m pretty sure I was in a cult for 20 years (I’m only 25) 😰😰😰 my mother is still in it but it has every last one of these signs

[@watchtoweralert1]

excellent-i was jw for nearly 40 years--love your SA accent

[@JohnDoe-dh3xc]

Perfectly put I've seen with my own eyes and this is one of the best explanations I've Heard . Amen hope this helps those lost and finally sees the Truth cause I know some are so weak and believe anything

[@iriswilliams2266]

THANK YOU...

[@JediBunny]

Very well made video. Do you have any suggestions to “low key” let someone know that you’re worried about them being in a cult?

[@AvoidingCultThought]

Hi Kelly. That's genuinely a difficult question as it comes down to the person, but the best way is to ask questions and to refrain from arguments, (not saying you are having arguments, obviously) and just gently question their beliefs. If you were there at the group and something made you feel uncomfortable, gently voice your concerns, question their behaviour if it's out of character or odd, but try to be as gentle as possible. Hope this helps. More info: freedomofmind.com

[@AvoidingCultThought]

Being a friend and gently but firmly stating concerns is a good way to help them.

[@JediBunny]

Kyle van Rensburg that does help a lot. I’m in a difficult situation as this person is not only my boss, but also I consider her a great friend. Increasingly more and more she will say things to me that make me very uncomfortable about the group she’s with and more specifically her group leader, who believes that the world is conspiring against us and that we are surrounded by spirits who dictate our behaviour... she believes that the weather is being controlled by the government to confuse people. As a lifelong skeptic and person of science, when she says these things it literally feels like I’m hearing nails scratch down a chalkboard... I just nod and smile but I feel more and more like she’s trying to challenge me with these beliefs and I feel like one day I may have to confront her if she keeps pushing these beliefs on me. How would you handle the situation if it were you??

[@AvoidingCultThought]

The most important thing is to first take care of yourself and then try to help the other person. If she gets overbearing, rather establish boundaries and then try to help. I've tried to help someone out of a cult when they were emotionally abusing me and it only made things worse on both ends. Obviously, this is not what I'm implying is happening there as I don't know all the details but do take note if it sounds similar. :) Nevertheless, it's good that she's talking about her beliefs as it could mean that she's wanting to share them and knowing what a person believes helps a lot to determine how to approach someone. It sounds similar to the kind of things I used to believe in, but my indoctrination was a whole lot more severe. It's not impossible, however, to help a person out of it, so long as you keep your boundaries but maintain support and be open about what you believe in. I was surrounded by people who gently questioned my beliefs while painstakingly tolerating them at the same time and it helped a lot as to help me out of my cult of thought and to become a more reasonable and better person. So just being yourself and being the friend you already are can make a huge difference. Love and empathy do a great deal to unravel undue influence.

[@JediBunny]

Kyle van Rensburg wow, yes, you’re so right. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your insight with me!!!

[@losingmyreligion654]

Awesome vid. I was in a church cult (the ICOC or International Church of Christ) for over a decade. They fit every one of these signs to the T. I talk about my experience in the cult plus the spiritual recovery journey on my channel. I love the "insta-friend" wording as I have always heard it referred to as "love-bombing" but "Insta-friend" sounds more relateable to the everyday person's experience. I speak out because what a CULT is tends to be misunderstood and needs information like the one in this video to bring public awareness. The pushback comes from when people make the connection to these traits being bigger than just JWs or Scientiology or in my case the ICOC. It shakes their sense of security. But thanks for sharing.

[@AvoidingCultThought]

Thanks a lot :)

[@stupidfurball]

Losing my religion kip Mckenzie?

[@stupidfurball]

Kip McKeen

[@garethpowell3537]

i joined joined a cult in october 2018 brother api got me in who i didnt know brother issac is the cult leader brother nep brother bonnie brother andrew and 3 sisters elisa karla and issacs wife so 10 members including me this is what evil strategies they were using on me while i was there from october manipulation shunning backstabbing backbiting arrogance from them against me fear tactics mind control attempts that never worked cuz i control my own mind they were using all those things against me so 9 against 1 bunch of bullies for a number of reasons they only wanted me there for the hell of it and incase i tried to escape which i have for less than 2 weeks as im writing this

[@garethpowell3537]

i forgot to mention brother jesse now i can take each brother down in a fight 1 on 1 more than likely so they know my weakness is more psychological and thats wat cults do they get inside your weaest psy point and attack it with watever weapons they can use there is no love in an occult i never saw it once there is no acceptance they are all god damn arrogant they all know where i live and wat my number is wat they are doing is illegal but if i attack each member brother member 1 on 1 beat the living daylights out of it they call the cops for assault so its a catch 22

[@ThisIsTheEndofTheWorld7777]

It’s fine after you know. It’s the tactics as they all ride on, that blind you.

[@khanyisilemncube8299]

anything G12 vision related checks all these . RUN honey .

[@RealTalkTVMedia]

Do you make videos on specific cults?

[@newtroninquiries7536]

Thank You

[@TorySlusher]

Nice to know.

[@Colt8722]

*thank you*

[@ConstantCompanion]

Pray for deliverance?? How about pack your bags and leave.

[@p.r.9982]

If it was so easy people wouldn't strategize to get out. Cults can harass and kill you. You definitely need to pray for deliverance.

[@ryanhoward3383]

I joined the International Church of Christ (ICC) . And many of these signs definitely rung true with it

[@itsme729]

Iglesia ni Cristo for sure

[@nirmalatamang3586]

Shincheonji is the cult Please be aware

[@Notmyrealname69420]

It’s weird, I find in AA half the time it’s really caring loving people who run an organization with a lot of the appearances of a minor cult and the other half of the time you get people who really ressemble hypocritical christians. Whatever, if the good groups keep me sober then I can ignore the cult aspects cause they don’t hold any control over my life.

[@arbitrarylib]

So glad I left that cult. Stay away from offshoots of FCC.

[@lindasu5366]

I was trapped in the Mormon Amished cults.

[@cupboard_raider]

Sounds a lot like Crimson Circle and the St Germain Foundation. I just had one of thos people try to recruit me a few days ago

[@quietmike4791]

My question is what is the goal of corporate cult-ure? The only conclusion that makes sense to me is the preservation of slavery.

[@ms.anonymousinformer242]

YT was not allowing me to post this link in my other reply comment. Trying again here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIGYpJ5rrdVsja8

[@starringdiamond0314]

Sound just like the witnesses glad I’m out

[@abemichael5143]

God cast you out from church because your heart full of demon

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

I'm glad I'm out of the Witnesses too.

[@CreativeMindOfBri]

Abe Michael wow 😲

[@sheliateel3227]

I was in it for 28 years until God revealed himself to me!😊

[@Bumbling.m0r0n]

Same here

[@chlq35]

Good.

[@IBitchSlapSatan]

Wow..cool

[@ryno583]

This is exactly what every job is like. Theres always the boss and hierarchy and i really think working for corporations is extremely similar to being in a cult.

[@AvoidingCultThought]

Hi Ryno. Not necessarily, a toxic work environment is a cult, yes, but hierarchy by itself doesn't make a group a cult. That would mean any form of human socialisation is inherently cult-like. Then again, I'm not oblivious to the severe abuse that often happens to people in companies. I've been mistreated at many jobs so I'm always cautious of which company I work with.

[@lv1524]

Crc church at boshoff?

[@eloinamercedesvillazonmeji2708]

Please please make one video like this in SPANISH to share with many othervpeople. Thank you!!

[@hmmmmmnmmmmmm]

Anyone else here who needs therapy after ending up with religious trauma

[@TargetedCreole82583]

🙋‍♀️

[@peterdeneke8401]

I put up a youtube video about Christain Family church Johannesburg. They have many of these signs. I was part of this church. And left because of the secure your salvation with your tithing doctrine. So deceptive.

[@Sunshine-hx6hq]

Where did you put up the video. Are you talking about Theo Wolmerans? I was at The Bay CFC in Somerser Set.. I also left

[@mexa_t6534]

I had my suspicions about Luz del Mundo but now they have been confirmed. (Not like I’m involved in it, i just know a lot of people who are part of it)

[@sushiiusagi6288]

I belong to the church and that is what I am starting to notice. I grew up in the church and a few days ago I found out something that has changed my whole world upside down. I am devastated. I believed in a "man of God". I trusted him but what I found out has completely crushed my spirit. The thing now is that I don't know how I will be able to get out. I am afraid to tell my parents. I am going to keep going to church even though I no longer believe in the church and the man that leads it. I still do believe in God but my whole life has been a lie. I wasted my childhood and my teenage years.

[@girlfriday1299]

Sushii Usagi I just want to suggest that you will get out, and you will be able to help others in similar situations some day. The right time will come for you to make your move. Nothing is ever a waste. You have wisdom and understanding from having this experience, and it won't happen to you again. Cheers, and all the best! 🙂

[@Weareconnected167]

MAGA check!!! ✅

[@Knowyourworth888]

This is TRUTH. You are worthy with out the acceptance of these types of groups. Most are all well meaning, yet delusional. You can find GOD on your own

[@extremekurt]

Can AA / NA be considered as a cult ?

[@rhiannon8929]

I think alot of people are starting to see it's cult like for me I see some aspects of a cult but then others I don't see

[@catherinecooper8370]

According to the BITE model, yes AA is a cult. Was in it for a year.

[@MrJaydubb87]

Sounds like some MLMs.

[@amelian9677]

MrJaydubb87 totally!

[@lengthmuldoon]

Every aspect applies to dangerous man made climate change belief, particularly the abuse and censorship

[@MareechiatTheHalkhoriyaTimes]

Reminds me of Ram Bahadur Bomjon's group

[@ThisIsTheEndofTheWorld7777]

Beware Ai regardless, data cults and that using any for data and responses is big rn

[@AntiMasonic93]

Isn't sexual abuse, verbal abuse the devil's work? I can't believe church people who do these things think they are doing the lord's work.

[@p.r.9982]

They're not "churches" they are cults. There are really too many. More than the general public is aware of.

[@SuperBlakes2]

Neither can I. I used to think, are we reading the same bible? Now I don't go to church at all. I still believe, but not through someone else's eyes. I've got eyes,ears and a Holy Spirit if my own. I don't even believe in any pastors, ministers etc. Why do we need an all wise man, telling us about our own God. It makes no sense.

[@user-bd4bo4tb8u]

So do you believe in eternal hell?

[@lindateuling7862]

Excellent points made - but incidentally, "Universalism" isn't "Evangelical. "

[@yamicanada]

💖💖💖

[@gutadin5]

There is also another Cult name Iglesia ni Cristo ( Church of Christ ) 1914 of the Philippines denies the deity of Christ and the Trinity, their founder Felix Manalo claimed he was an angel or messenger sent by God, they claim they are the only true church on earth and the way to salvation. they have many churches in the US and around the world.

[@slightedge9863]

Amway = cult

[@lindasu5366]

They are a pathological liar.

[@leechungyan3]

Large group awareness trainings.

[@markh4926]

And Woah be to you who have the audacity to challenge a lie. I told the SF Preacher that Herbert Armstrong was not the only person on Earth that God would communicate with. He was a liar. So the Preacher almost fell out of his chair and tossed me out of the Church of God. I would burn in Gehenna Fire.

[@coweatsman]

At 2:50 A belief in hell is nonsense. Why should a "lack of belief in a hell" be a sign of a cult?

[@AvoidingCultThought]

Some cults believe in hell, some don't. That's what I was trying to across at that point. Westboro Baptist Church most definitely is a cult and tries to scare people into believing their hyper-judgmental ideals, which I said right after that statement about JW and Seventh Day Adventists not believing in hell.

[@voltex12345]

@@AvoidingCultThought i am not quite sure it's necessarily "hell" exactly but rather more of a belief in consequences for going against the beliefs of the cult and the even illusive objective with the reward that's seemingly always out of reach the cult promises to offer it can refer to either a very exagerated & embelished notion that paints the slightest afront to the cult as a complete disaster or perhaps it refers to an actual lack of belief in hell which is something religious that keeps you on your toes a cult requires that a member only follow their rules, a lack of belief in hell specifically may refer to "don't listen to them, listen to me"

[@cynthiaerickson3646]

Wouldn't say its a cult but a false teaching and the leaders teaching that have not studied the Bible .again,people need to read and study the Bible,its not hard to see truths in there and then they would know if the doctrine is wrong or the scriptures taken out of context.also,hell is real,eternal punishment for those who reject Christ is proven in many,many scriptures thruout Bible.Christ talked about hell more than anything else in His short ministry

[@Patriotman54]

ibf some

[@kattalady8114]

12 step groups

[@Bankable2790]

Yep. Please leave if you are in one. Don’t look back. Those other people can save themselves if they desire.

[@kattalady8114]

@@Bankable2790 thank you. There is so much brainwashed pressure from addicts and non addicts that 12 step groups are the only answer to addiction. That's why I kept attending even tho I was mistreated and traumatized. The fear of leaving the group is so ingrained that I still am scared and I left it over a year ago.

[@maggiesalle2256]

I do not think this applies to all of them. Some are more loving than some churches, and my sponsor had insights into why I did what I did. This helped greatly. My current group gives me insight into my upbringing by 2 narcissistic parents.

[@TheCaitlinMarie]

I have to disagree-I been in a 12 step group for years, and the meetings I go to are very loving, no judgement, open minded. You probably had a bad experience. I live in the city, so the meetings are huge and they are all over the place. But, I can imagine if you live in a more isolated area some of those groups can be somewhat cultish. Theres this group in NY city called Atlantic Group, that group I stay away from as they seem cultish to me. The members and the chair person are probably what gave you a bad experience. But, the design of the the 12 step program itself is not cultish at all, but there are people that deliver a false 12 step message. Not much different from a false prophet, you just have to find where you fit, and I have a good ear for BS. So, if I sense a meetings leaders are overly preaching about what I need to do etc, that meeting isn't for me.

[@brianharris1813]

Not my experience to be honest. 12 step groups saved my life and I come and go as I please🖖.

[@AzzimMuzzik]

Is Falun Dafa a cult

[@CrossPurposes]

Both the 'pandemic' mob and the climate change 'crisis' die-hards meet most of the criteria here.

[@ms.anonymousinformer242]

BINGO !! This needs more likes.... BUT you can see the power brainwashing has over people instead...

[@solascriptura9546]

SDA. Cult!

[@Robert_St-Preux]

No disrespect intended, but the New Testament documents the early church doing _all_ these things to one degree or other, especially (but not only) the Book of Acts and the Letters of Paul.

[@AvoidingCultThought]

No problem, can you elaborate a little bit as to what concerns you out of the New Testament?

[@Robert_St-Preux]

@@AvoidingCultThought , Sorry this is so lengthy. I rewatched your video and came up with these on the fly. At lot could be added to reading the early church fathers, also, but I stay within the pages of the New Testament. More could certainly be said, but I didn't wish to write a scholarly paper! lol 10. *Loaded language* -Paul in particular uses _justification_ in a way unknown to previous Hebrew religion and possibly more akin to other, first century mystery religons. _Salvation_ , _saviour_ , _redemption_ and even _messiah_ , additionally, are reinterpreted along new lines; ie, none of these (and other) words are used by their then "dictionary" definitions, but instead are used according to the in-speak of the believers. 9. *Insta-friends* -Paul, the alledged murderer of Christians, was welcomed immediately into the congregation at Antioch. One could even say that Jesus himself did not merely preach but befriended new and prospective converts, often "tax collectors and sinners" who were outcasts and welcome nowhere else. 8. *Exclusivity* -It is evident that the entirety of the early Christian message, especially as preached by Paul, is that Christianity has a unique grasp on truth, and that people outside the group are lost. Even late in Acts, as schisms begin to appear between gentile and Jewish believers, exclusivity manifests itself even between Christian groups. 7. *Too Many Rules* -The above mentioned schism was, in fact, due to Paul's failing to impose upon gentile believers all the rules that the hebraic early disciples required. This matter of rules for gentile Christians erupted in a dispute that had to be addressed in Acts by a council of the apostles to attempt to resolve it. (I say _attempt_ because Paul's subsequent epistles and the first chapter of Revelation years later still complain of all the rules being imposed by the "judaizers.") Even if they attempted to correct this, it clearly existed. 6. *Thoughts Suppressed* -Without being exhaustive, the first example I thought of is Paul's exhortation to _put on the full armour of God_ in Ephesians 6:10-18. If you read to passage, what else can it mean but willfully excluding certain thoughts from one's mindset while reinforcing approved ones? 5. *Salvation Redefined* -I touched on this above in point 10., but this is at the heart of the early (and current) Christian message: _messiah_ and _saviour_ are drastically redefined from the "Old Testament" original meaning and belief, as are key concepts such as _covenant_ and _chosen people_ and _kingdom of God_ and so on. While the New Testament writers, especially Paul, go to great lengths to explain these changes, this is objectively no different from today's sects doing the same. Matthew's gospel even goes so far as to apply entirely new meanings to out-of-context quotes from Old Testament "prophecies." Paul, in the early chapters of Romans, goes to casuistic lengths to show that the old Law as understood was incorrect, and this new revelation was the correction. How many times in the Sermon on the Mount did Jesus quote the Old Testament with "You have heard it said unto you..." only to contradict it with "but _I_ say unto you..."? Again, I am only touching on a much broader topic. Redefining salvation is, of course, the point of the New Testament. 4. *Goody Two Shoes* -Ananaias and Sapphira spring to mind, as does Peter, who had to be rebuked as a hypocrite publically by Paul, the same Paul who at length blows his own horn and rebukes his readers "because he cares so much" in 2 Corinthians. 3. *Money Crazy* -Paul and his gigantic collection he takes up in Acts and the epistles: sure he claims it's for a good cause, but don't they all? And how often does he need to bring it up? And remind me, because I may be remembering wrong, but doesn't he at some point address those who suggest he may be mishandling it? (And in context, what was the point of the Ananaias and Sapphira story, after all?) 2. *Progression System* -I cannot think of NT examples of this exactly, but there does seem to be a parallel, but segregated, leadership structure for gentile Christian in Acts. The original Jewish believers certainly expected them to he circumsized before baptism: this could possibly be construed as a progression system of _God-fearers_ to _circumcised_ to _baptised_ as imposed by at least some factions of NT Christianity. 1. *Cults Abuse* -There are not a lot of close up views in the NT of individual believers other than the leadership, but...Philemon being sent back to his master and slavery, and appealing to his faith as a justification for this, seems pretty creepy. Telling women, in 1 Corinthians, what to do with their hair and veils, not to teach but to listen, and to obey their husbands as they would Christ, seems pretty cult-like, as does the recommendation, also in 1 Corinthians, for married people to abstain from sex. 1 Corinthians in particular seems pretty controlly. Now, I totally anticipate someone might say, "Well, all these things may be, but the Gospel is a new revelation, a new message from God," but isn't that precisely what makes it a cult?

[@AvoidingCultThought]

Thanks for replying in full. :) Pardon my late reply, as I've only now noticed that you've commented. 10 - Remember that Loaded Language is meant to bring about exclusion and mind control; it doesn't mean a word that's used in a religion. Otherwise my videos could be cults since they would also have some "reinterpretation" of words? 9 - Fake friends meant to bring you in and convert you, not real friends. This item isn't meant in the most literal sense. 8 - This means that you shun other people and think you're better than them. Any belief system views itself as having answers others don't. It doesn't inherently make it a cult. Even atheism could be considered a cult under this definition. 7 - There were unfortunately schisms in the book of Acts, but I need you to provide me with better sources as to your claims of Paul imposing as many rules. 6 - That's a very severe interpretation of it. 5 - Give examples as to which sects do the same. This doesn't make Christianity a cult; a new religious movement would be then be a cult. 4 - They all had their issues yes, but you need to be more specific about Paul "blowing his own horn" in Corinthians 2. Peter was pretty hypocritical and did need the rebuke, as well as Ananaias and Sapphira. 3 - Source about Paul, please. Also note that churches making money isn't the problem, the abuse of it is. Your claim about Paul lying about his intentions is non-falsifiable. You can't prove that he had bad intentions, nor I can I disprove it. (Unless you give me a good source.) 2 - Not the progression system I was referring to. 1 - Slavery was different back then, but further along in the New Testament we also see Paul commanding people not to become slaves if they can and there were restrictions placed on slavery in the Old Testament. I think you also misunderstood the abstaining from sex part, as 1 Corinthians 7 actually gives the opposite commandment - save for when you need to fast. The place of women in society was also different in that time, plus the role of the husband was to be like Christ to his wife, loving her fully, instead of being an abusive man. carm.org/slavery 1 Corinthians 7:21-23

[@AvoidingCultThought]

Now, I totally anticipate someone might say, "Well, all these things may be, but the Gospel is a new revelation, a new message from God," but isn't that precisely what makes it a cult? Nope. You're also begging the question with your last "question", by claiming that it's a cult and making it hard to answer without also agreeing with you that Christianity is a cult.

[@kristenordille693]

I'm pretty sure all of these describe the democratic party....

[@xtymiller]

Sounds like the Bethel Cult...

[@kaymitchell1991]

Curious as to what your thoughts are on the Red Pill community and MGTOWs. After spending some time watching some of their videos, I have seen behaviors in these communities that seem very much like a cult.. Along with supporters of Donald Trump. How do you reach these people? Any suggestions because I'm trying and I don't know if it's working...

[@voltex12345]

i'm honestly more worried about SJW & Postmodernism than that mostly because not many are noticing it the Red Pill & MGTOW community is fairly small, they actually isolate themselves Postmodernism & SJW mentality spreads through facets of culture like Art mediums & academia in the art mediums, first it was literature, then it was games, now it's comics, pretty soon it's going to be movies & series academically they've ruined global warming, social studies & soon biology as well as it's increassingly shifted in this direction

[@Bankable2790]

Lmao that’s fucking rich

[@Bankable2790]

@kay

[@ifyourepeatalieoftenenough8500]

I hate tgoughts suppressed. This is why i will never ever join a religious group. It is fun to talk to different kinds of religious people. See their view .But i do no not ever want my thoughts or opinions limited by others. Rather alone than being dictated.

[@SaramyJ94]

My YWAM experience... Lasted 4 years

[@bingo1232]

(and) 11. Gaslighting -- Don't be fooled into believing the current @sshole who lives in The White House in 2019. (Trust yourself.)