{"id":914,"date":"2025-10-31T07:57:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spirituality.catherineliew.com\/?p=914"},"modified":"2025-10-31T07:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:57:47","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-cults-and-religion-crash-course-religions-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spirituality.catherineliew.com\/?p=914","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the Difference Between Cults and Religion?: Crash Course Religions #3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is a cult? How are cults different from religions? And why do many religious scholars say we shouldn\u2019t even use that label? 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