Which of the following is true about new religious movements or cults?

A. They are large, organized religions that are not officially linked to the state or government.
B. They are generally small, alternative faith communities that represent either a new religion or a major innovation in an existing faith.
C. They are religious groups that are the outgrowth of sects, yet they are traditionally more respectable than sects.
D. They are relatively small religious groups that have broken away from another religion to return to fundamentalism.


Answer: B

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