Is a cult a cult if it calls itself a cult?
Is a cult a cult if it denies it is a religion?
Is a cult a cult if it is fundamentally secular?
These questions are all raised by the phenomenon of Maxus Irie, the so-called ‘captivating cult of happiness and joy’. Visiting the website http://www.captivatingcult.com you might think that you have stumbled upon something fundamentally innocent, particularly if you click on the link to be ‘transported to another place’…. but can a cult ever be truly innocent?
Judging by the t-shirts, I suspect the answer may be “Yes”.
Links:
To be transported to another place: http://www.captivatingcult.co.uk/laugh.html
http://www.captivatingcult.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/capivatingcult
Tags: cult, cults, happiness, happy, Luke Andreski, Maxus Irie
William Tarkovsky 
September 26, 2013 at 11:09 pm |
A cult is really a group-oriented confidence trick, so that members of the cult carry out the job for the leader or leaders. I don’t think it matters if a particular organization fits a definition for a cult or not. A con is a con.
September 27, 2013 at 12:40 pm |
Reblogged this on Maxus Irie and commented:
Cultology…