Talk:Cult

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[edit] My reasoning for See Also: Protestantism and Christianity

Prior to the Roman emperor Constantine's acceptance of Christianity, it was considered a cult. During the late 1st century and 2nd centuries, it was commonplace to beleive "these christians worshiping that guy from nazerath as the son of God" were very much outside the mainstream. After Constantine and through the centuries since, Christianity bloomed into a full fledged and accepted religion. It is the perfect example that all cults are not bad and can evolve into religions.

Protestantism was originally an offshoot of Catholicism, essentially christianity. As such, it started as a Sect. It serves as an example of sect -> religion and while it should more precisely be in the sect article, pointing out the differences in sect and cult led the way to including a similarity of the two in both being able to evolve to an accepted religion. -- Creol 06:20, 21 November 2006 (UTC)