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And he felt bad about it!

"So what if he's a cult leader! I want to talk to him again."

15 seconds of magic ✨ !.

“Cult” (n.) and “cultic” (adj.)

There is great confusion when describing certain groups and movements as "cultic." Since the most famous examples of cultic groups and movements in living memory include the Manson Family, People’s Temple, the Branch Davidians and Heaven’s Gate, the popular conception of a cult has become a centralized group with one leader with a type-A personality. This is not how most cultic groups take shape.

"Cultic" and "centralized" are not synonyms. They are entirely different concepts, and whether one group or movement is one has no bearing whatsoever on whether it is the other.

The United Pentecostal Church International and Pentecostal Assemblies of the World are both cults. They are part of the Oneness Pentecostal movement*. Note, the UPCI and PAW are not in fellowship with each other and have no official relations. This is because this movement is decentralized, encompassing various different groups that are united in few if any ways besides (some) similar teachings. Whatever leadership and governance model they have, shared or contrasting, is secondary, because Oneness Pentecostalism as a set of doctrines is itself cultic, meaning any group that espouses it is a cult by definition.

Christian Identity is a more pronounced example of a cultic movement that is decentralized. It is a white supremacist group that teaches that white people are the descendants of the ancient Israelites, and that "gentiles" (people who aren't white) can never be saved. Its footprint is almost entirely made of websites, prison gangs, and local congregations, which are not in fellowship with each other or with any larger group. I would hope any decent person would be opposed to this movement and its teachings, but an attempt to treat "cultic" and "centralized" as synonyms might keep one from recognizing CI as something that should be avoided.

Other decentralized movements that are cultic include the Word of Faith movement, the Men's Right Movement, dispensationalism, neurodiversity, the Sovereign Citizens movement, BDSM, the New IFB, kinism, and the Black Hebrew Israelites. Every group that is part of these is a cult, thought they may not be in fellowship with other groups within the same movement.

*The Oneness Pentecostal movement is not representative of Pentecostalism as a whole. Most of the world's Pentecostals belong to the Assemblies of God which has taught the Trinity for its entire existence. Pentecostalism is not necessarily cultic. Oneness Pentecostalism is.

SKYND · "HEAVEN'S GATE" Single, 2024

Gaia Force ST1-16 Alternative Art by Shin Sasaki Shadow Wing ST1-13 Alternative Art by shosuke Cocytus Breath ST2-16 Alternative Art by Ishibashi Yosuke Hammer Spark ST2-13 Alternative Art by Naochika Morishita Horn Buster BT1-108 Alternative Art by As'Maria Flower Cannon BT1-110 Alternative Art by Teppei Tadokoro Heaven's Gate ST3-13 Alternative Art by Takase Heaven's Charm ST3-14 Alternative Art by NAKAMURA 8 from PB-01: Tamer's Evolution Box

Heaven's Gate (1980)

Control

I thought I wouldn't mind losing my individuality if it'd mean getting influenced by yours.

Cuntjoint Slay

Day 60 of drawing every @falloutboy song! This song is my second favorite track on Mania, Heaven's Gate! It's great lyrically but I also love how Patrick's vocals come through and how amazing they sound with the backing instruments.