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What’s your definition of a cult? CB: Well… [Slight hesitation. It’s not that she doesn’t want to commit. She’s very careful with her words. EC] It’s when people are drawn away from their lives as individuals to immerse themselves in a separatist organization under a charismatic leader. Becoming part of a utopian community. Cults start with their own rules and philosophy, even if it seems they are creating an existence without either. This has a counterculture appeal for those who struggle to find a place in regular society, or who lack a conventional family.
