Cox contends part of the seductiveness of religious cults is that they

a. emphasize democratic leadership.
b. focus on deliberation and rational argument.
c. purport to offer authenticity and naturalness in an otherwise artificial world.
d. provide an escape from the excessively supportive community outside of the cult.
e. relieve the converts of the emotional ties they had previously found at home, work, and school.


C

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