"A cult is a small, unpopular religion. A religion is a large, popular cult."

[Liberal_in_LA]

a comment someone made after this article.

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/03/santorum-pastor-romneys-racist-religion.html

[backscatter712]

1. What's the difference between a religion and a cult?

Religions have more real-estate.

[NWHarkness]

6. Religions have college football teams.

[Initech]

15. And they're usually in small conferences that no one cares about.

[The Magistrate]

2. That, Sir, Is A Thing Of Beauty

[Comrade Grumpy]

3. Fair enough.

[Poll_Blind]

4. Too true. nt

PB

[Speck Tater]

5. Wow! Beautifully put.

I've always believed that the world's most profound truths would fit on a bumper sticker. (Seriously! That's not meant to be a joke.)

[Arugula Latte]

7. It cracks me up when "mainstream" Christians call Mormonism a cult.

Pot, meet kettle.

[madrchsod]

8. it cracks me up when people think i belong to a cult because i believe in religion

i guess i`m one of those brainwashed religious people who can not think for themselves.

[_ed_]

19. Yes

Accepting truth claims without sufficient evidence has no place in the modern world.

What is the difference between your "religion" and a "cult?" From my perspective, it's a matter of size, but the fundamental value is the same: belief without sufficient evidence.

[snooper2]

21. You can think for yourself, just give it a shot...

Example, think about this, is your god made up of matter?

[excuse not to write]

9. Yes

That sums it up quite nicely.

[Wellstone ruled]

10. What do you call a religon based on a novel that was stolen from a print shop?

[petronius]

11. I always thought the rule was:

If I like you and your faith, it's a religion.

If I like you but not your faith, it's a sect.

If I dislike both you and your faith, it's a cult...

[azurnoir]

12. words of truth indeed

not to mention short and to the point

[rhett o rick]

13. well said nm

[ZombieHorde]

14. The saying is insulting to religious cults, but there is some truth to it. nt

[HopeHoops]

16. Said the zombie to the zombies.

Yes, unfortunately you are correct, as is the OP.

[FSogol]

17. Is this about Apple again?

[2ndAmForComputers]

18. The pro-Santorum pastor is correct about Mormons and Africans, though.

To paraphrase South Park, that's what they actually believe. Look it up.

Of course, the only reason he's able to see a nasty dogma in a religion is because it's not his religion.

The snarky comment cited by the OP is indeed 100% true.

[LadyHawkAZ]

20. well put! n/t