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cults  

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  • Cults, more appropriately called “new religious movements” in sociology, have emerged since the 1950s in the United States (and elsewhere) and have gathered much media attention. Many of these faiths provide religious alternatives to mainstream Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, and Judaism and are popular with young adults. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Cults]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TR01P0HM-K

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