Largest Religious Cults in the World
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1.
Islam
1076 points - added 1 year ago by guest - 6 comments
Comments:
Muslims believe in all Prophets of God including Jesus, Moses, Abraham so it is a religion and not a cult.
Added 3 months ago by guest, -14 points
Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable and the purpose of existence is to love and serve God
Added 5 months ago by guest, -18 points
Islam is a religion !!!!!!!!!!!
Added 5 months ago by guest, -15 points
Yes, Islam has no guarantees at all. If Muhammad was wrong, everything was wrong
Added 1 year ago by guest, 34 points
It is both. 700 Million people think it is a religion. But it is also a cult, because the islam belief has only one man as a token for granted. Muhammad. Most cults have it that they follow one man.
Added 1 year ago by guest, 37 points
Why cult? Is Islam not a religion?
Added 1 year ago by guest, 10 points
2.
Satanism
1075 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye - 1 comment
Comments:
No way are there as many Satanist as there are Scientology and Jehovah's Witnesses.
Added 2 months ago by McHobbit, 0 points
3.
Communism
it has all characteristics of a religious cult, including charismatic leader
766 points - added 1 year ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
Only that it has NOTHING to do with religion and the list is largest RELIGIOUS cults, not largest whatever-cults. If there is no religion involved its not a religious cult.
Added 2 months ago by McHobbit, 0 points
4.
Scientology
Created by L. Ron Hubbard in 1947 in his first office on La Brea and Sunset in Los Angeles, Scientology is a religion based on the idea of clearing the “thetans” of outer space entities from the human psyche.
350 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye - 1 comment
Comments:
These people scare the bejesus outa me!!!
Added 2 years ago by guest, 7 points
5.
Jehovah's Witnesses
Too many reasons.
344 points - added 2 years ago by guest - 9 comments
Comments:
A Christian adventist off shoot,one of the worlds biggest publishing companies,and landlords..
Added 7 months ago by guest, 3 points
If you want to live forever go to it, many reasons showing its true worship.
Added 1 year ago by guest, -7 points
These people follow the watchtower organization blindly. The "elders" lead them, not the bible.
Added 1 year ago by guest, 1 point
If you value your family organization. STAY AWAY!!!
Added 1 year ago by guest, 5 points
Its an organization not a religion.
Added 1 year ago by guest, 3 points
I agree that this organization is a family killer!
Added 1 year ago by guest, 4 points
Too many reasons that prove its true worship
Added 2 years ago by jwuser, -6 points
To many reasons show its true worship
Added 2 years ago by guest, -8 points
Amen to that!! Too many to count
Added 2 years ago by guest, -8 points
6.
Ku Klux Klan
The KKK practiced cold-blooded acts of murder during their reign of terror, at its most potent during the time after the Civil War.
340 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
7.
BAHAI
327 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
8.
Hare Krishna
Founded in 1966, the Hare Krishna cult was a fixture in the seventies, with yellow-robed disciples panhandling at every major airport and intersection. The epitome of hippie idealism, Krishna followers believed utterly in the God “Krishna” who was actually a character created for a novel, Mahabaratha.
326 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
9.
Roman Catholic Chruch
The RCC was a creature of emperor Conatantine the Great to unify the pagans and the christians, constituting a worldy church of idiolatry influence with the strong elements of adoration of humans instead of God (Pope, saints)
324 points - added 1 year ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
Some Say RCC is a cult, because they have all signs of a cult. One adored man whom to follow (the pope). All sorts of venerable materials. And ceremonies of all types and effects. Myths, holy people, persecution of non-believers, conspiration etc...
Added 1 year ago by guest, 7 points
10.
Beatlemania
46 points - added 1 year ago by Samuil Svinin -
11.
International Church of Christ
38 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
12.
The People's Temple
31 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
13.
church of christ(filipino/manalo version)
its the same as jehova witnesses
30 points - added 3 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
This isn't a cult. and it's "Jehovah's". Just saying
Added 2 years ago by guest, 1 point
14.
Children of God
A seriously twisted cult that delivered an evil message that sex with children was natural and right, The Children of God cult was also known as the Family and was founded by David Berg.
30 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
15.
The Unification Church
Better known by the mocking nickname, “Moonies”, the disciples of Sun Myung Moon believe that Moon himself is the divine being, or Messiah.
30 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
16.
The Way International
29 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
17.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/Mormons
29 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
18.
Unity School of Christianity
28 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
19.
Branch Davidians
28 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
20.
Solar Temple
28 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
21.
Heaven's Gate
28 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
22.
Harold Camping and the Campinites
They always think the world is ending.
27 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
23.
Meade Ministries (End Timers)
27 points - added 3 years ago by guest -
24.
Ordo Templi Orientis
27 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
25.
The Mighty I AM
27 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye -
26.
The Masonic Lodge
27 points - added 3 years ago by BrendaKaye - 1 comment
Comments:
I would leave a comment but im too scared to.
Added 2 years ago by guest, 1 point
27.
Seventh-day Adventist
26 points - added 3 years ago by guest - 2 comments
Comments:
Ya.. Seventh day adventists are not a occultists. Get your facts straight lol
Added 2 years ago by guest, 0 points
Their members say Ellen White is only a Messenger of God, but not Prophetess. Some members says she is their Prophetess.
Added 2 years ago by guest, -1 points
28.
The Edge Church
Pretending to be a christian spirit led group, who are fakes and financial profiteers
26 points - added 3 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
I have never seen the Holy Spirit operating like these scammers. Definitely a cult.
Added 3 years ago by builder247, 0 points
29.
NXIVM
lead by proclaimed genius Keith Raniere , has been said to be the sister of scientology ,
using brain washing and mind control techniques to slowly seduce their self help students in to following "vanguard" (keith rainier) and "perfect" (nancy salzman)
this he is a con man and a power hungry sex crazed who only cares about him self
12 points - added 3 months ago by guest -
30.
Zionism
Jewsih supremacist doctrine
1 point - added 20 days ago by guest -
31.
Christianity
This has to be in here. Largest religion in the world and obviously the truth/
-80 points - added 1 year ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
The DENOMINATIONS I'd agree with, but to say Christianity in general is incorrect.
Added 3 months ago by guest, -1 points
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