I think the difference between a cult and a religion is the number of followers. If Islam or Christianity were to have a few thousand members (a little minority) we would 100% consider them cults. And terrible/crazy/primitive ones for that matter.
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in reply to Tio • • •In Rome: "Rejection of the state religion was tantamount to treason. This was the context for Rome's conflict with Christianity, which Romans variously regarded as a form of atheism and novel superstitio"
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_ancient_Roman_religion#superstitio
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