Ever since the Pilgrim Fathers arrived on the Mayflower in 1620 with almost cultish puritanical beliefs, the nation has been ...

This is no longer faith but sheer hypocrisy. Theirs is no longer a religion but a cult. The difference between a religion and a cult is often subjective and depends on the context, perception and ...

What’s the line between a religion and a cult? It involves money, no doubt. And control over who you can see and what you can say. And a narcissistic leader too. But the line still can get fuzzy ...

The predictable structure of cult life might also calm the anxieties ... detect red flags before they are enmeshed in the group’s belief system. Moreover, narrowly focused interests—common ...

Past Pew Research Center surveys have examined U.S. adults who are not Jewish by religion but consider themselves Jewish for other reasons, such as ancestry or culture. The current RLS finds that 3% ...