Discuss the characteristics of the religious organization called a sect

What will be an ideal response?


sect is the name given to a group of people who break away from a larger, established religious denomination, or movement, because of a set of beliefs that differ in some key ways. While many views and practices of a sect will overlap with those of the larger group, other beliefs will be distinct enough to warrant a schism, or division between the groups.

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What will be an ideal response?

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