"a cult is a cohesive group of people (often a relatively small and recently founded religious movement) devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture or society considers to be far outside the mainstream. Its separate status may come about either due to its novel belief system, because of its idiosyncratic practices or because it opposes the interests of the mainstream culture."

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult

And while no doubt you will desparately cling to "recently founded" as an out from being a cult please not the word "often" which indicates that it is not always the case.

No one in a cult ever seems their situation as do others. Your inability to see Wicca as it is perceived by the majority of this planet's inhabitants says everything that needs to be said.

I am terminated my participation in this thread as we are obviously going down a path where you will just put your back up against the wall and that will be totally non-productive. The last word is yours.


DA Morgan