> “What, exactly, is the difference between a cult and a religion?”—”The difference is that cults have been formed recently enough, and are small enough, that we are suspicious of them existing for the purpose of taking advantage of the special place we give religion.
now I see why my friends practicing the spiritual path of Falun Dafa have “incorporated” as a religion in my state despite the movement originally denied being classified as a religion as to demonstrate it does not require a fixed set of rituals.
> “What, exactly, is the difference between a cult and a religion?”—”The difference is that cults have been formed recently enough, and are small enough, that we are suspicious of them existing for the purpose of taking advantage of the special place we give religion.
now I see why my friends practicing the spiritual path of Falun Dafa have “incorporated” as a religion in my state despite the movement originally denied being classified as a religion as to demonstrate it does not require a fixed set of rituals.