Down through the centuries we have seen millions of people killed, supressed and tortured as a result of wrongly being labelled a cult. It is my experience also that many of the anti-cult movements are even more dangerous then these so called cults. In fact the anti-cult business is a multi million dollar business these days. Many of these anti-cult movements falsely imprison and abuse a persons rights to religious freedom and belief. The real aim of many of these so called deprogrammers is only to turn the person from one faith to another.
Some people confuse the high level of commitment that some faiths ask for as being a cult.
In my opinion a cult is a business orginization that fronts as a faith in order to gain money and assets. Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, G.A. res. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have a religion or whatever belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have a religion or belief of his choice.