{"id":427,"date":"2008-06-19T09:06:11","date_gmt":"2008-06-19T13:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oddempire.org\/weblog\/?p=427"},"modified":"2008-06-19T09:06:11","modified_gmt":"2008-06-19T13:06:11","slug":"5-cults-were-ok-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/2008\/06\/19\/5-cults-were-ok-with\/","title":{"rendered":"5 cults we’re OK with"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0(Mental Floss) — Maybe it’s all the news of “Anonymous” protests against Scientology that have been dominating the blogs lately, but it seems the word “cult” is on a lot of people’s minds. Which makes me think about just how many cults there are out there — and not just the religious kind, either.
\n5 cults we’re OK with<\/p>\n

Merriam-Webster has not one but five definitions for “cult,” the most expansive of which is “a great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work … usually by a small group of people.” We’re gonna take that pony and run with it.<\/p>\n

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