Anthony Wallace uses the term “cult” to refer to
a. religious organizations that brainwash their members.
b. a form of religion having its own set of beliefs, rituals, and goals.
c. anti-social religious groups that often encourage their followers to commit mass suicide.
d. small-scale religious groups that are opposed to any form of control from the federal government.
e. groups that are considered deviant by mainline churches.
ANS: B
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