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  • Just shooting from the hip here, but I think maybe you can see cults as a subset of cultures.

    A cult is a small group defined by an authority figure, how it treats its members and its relationship with the rest of the world. They are often small groups, but can be large like Jehova’s Witnesses.

    Cults are usually a subset of a religious faction, like baptists or Lutherans, which in turn is a subset of for example Protestantism. (There are non-religious cults as well of course).

    And confusingly religions exist within cultures and can be a core part of their identity, but one religion can also exist in a totally different culture.

    So I think you’re trying to compare all apples with a specific type of oranges here.