Why are you classified as a cult?

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>>>>> "David" == David Burgett <DBurgett@worldnet.att.net> writes:

    David> I've seen a number of websites that act as if they are
    David> "Cult watch dogs".  By their any "religion" that holds in
    David> high regard (worship etc.), a "man" is automatically
    David> labeled as an Occult.  And since Pentecostals worship Jesus
    David> (God manifested in the flesh), we are also listed as an
    David> Occult.

    David> That is also why we need to be alert anytime the Media or
    David> Government uses the label "Occult", as they try to infer
    David> that all Jesus name "Religions" are lumped together.

Please, lets try to use the correct word here.  "Occult" is an
adjective.  "Cult" is a noun.  You cannot have "an occult" unless you
have "an occult <something>" because the adjective needs a noun or
pronoun for it to modify.  You can have "a cult" since "cult" is a
noun.  It does not help our credibiliy to misuse words.  "Occult" is
sometimes used [improperly] as a noun in the phrasing "The Occult", a
phrase meant to group together all occult practices under a single
heading.

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