Imagine that you start your own cult tomorrow. What would keep me from joining it? [See disclaimer below.]
[DISCLAIMER: your answer cannot include anything involving mayonnaise, avocados, guacamole, Vegemite, celibacy, hidden cameras, hidden microphones, women in Minnesota, or basement dungeons.]
Go find a definition for “cult” and then we can talk about it.
The word is derived from an ancient word for a plow. Related words are cultivate, culture, colon and colony. We know what those words mean, but not “cult”. It seems to be merely a general purpose insult for some church you don’t happen to like, especially one that has no political influence.