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Cults

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24th June, 2026

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24th June, 2026

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  • Cult or more commonly referred to by contemporary scholars as a New Religious Movement (NRM) is defined as a small, loosely organized religious or spiritual group that introduces a completely novel belief system, or a radically imported tradition, that stands in sharp tension with dominant societal norms