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Classic American perspective in the comments.
You know, a lot of regions have religions that aren't cults. Also tv mega churches are not common in the old world.
I am European and haven't been to the US in over 15 years and I still firmly hold the believe that religion is cancer and every religion is a cult, especially the christian organizations both big and small.
And don't tell me I don't know what I am talking about.
I was raised catholic and probably know my way around the bible better than most christians.
Now what?
That is quite the persecution complex you have there if you believe 80+% of the people in Europe are in a cult.
We're using fancy words now to seem smart?
Works better if you know what they mean.
And I don't have any problem believing that vast majorities of a population can fall to a cult.
I mean in the middle ages people didn't even have a choice about their religion and I hope you are not trying to tell me crusades and literal witch hunts are not cult behaviour.
Okay:
Cancer
Cult
So now that we've gotten definitions out of the way, can we acknowledge what century we are in?
At which point did I say 80% of Europeans are currently involved in Crusades or Literal Witch Hunts?
My point was currently, right now, 80% of the population believe in one religion or another. Support for left wing ideals, such as social programs and rights for LGBTQ+ far exceeds 20% of the population. The problem is not religion. The problem is hateful closed minded people who use religion as an excuse to be hateful and close minded.