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minus-squareStariklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down2·17 hours agoCult members. Jesus was a very successful cult leader in his time. He used the framework of an existing religion, and cast himself as a central figure in it. We’ve seen modern examples of this tactic.
minus-squareByteJunklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·14 hours agoIt’s only a cult until you make it big and hit that mainstream success, then you’re a religion.
minus-squareStariklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoIt got turned into a religion long after his his death. He died a cult leader, taken out by the state.
Cult members. Jesus was a very successful cult leader in his time. He used the framework of an existing religion, and cast himself as a central figure in it. We’ve seen modern examples of this tactic.
It’s only a cult until you make it big and hit that mainstream success, then you’re a religion.
It got turned into a religion long after his his death. He died a cult leader, taken out by the state.