Such pseudo-science should be carefully distinguished from credible miracles fully documented in the Bible, such as Ezekiel's Wheel or the Star in the East. These perversions of religion could easily be mistaken for the widely accepted Buddhist doctrine of reincarnation or the Christian belief in Heaven. Cults also regard the body as a source of corruption. Cults often urge their followers to live communally to avoid contamination by worldliness. This practice should not be conflated with well-established communities like monasteries, nunneries, Gush Emunim settlements on the West Bank, etc.
Cults also indoctrinate their followers.
Nearly all cults are dominated by a charismatic leader who claims to know the one true way to enlightenment. This is an obvious borrowing of the Old Testament account of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments from God. All rights reserved. Electronic redistribution for nonprofit purposes is permitted, provided this notice is attached in its entirety. Unauthorized, for-profit redistribution is prohibited.