Author Question: Because the term cult has assumed a negative and sometimes offensive meaning because of the beliefs ... (Read 68 times)

jenna1 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Because the term cult has assumed a negative and sometimes offensive meaning because of the beliefs and actions of a few highly publicized cults, some researchers now use the term:

a. secularization movement.
b. new religious movement.
c. civil religious organization.
d. unorthodox movement.

Question 2

__________ is the term for a killing carried out by a group of vigilantes seeking revenge for an actual or imagined crime by the victim.

a. Capital punishment
b. Genocide
c. Lynching
d. Execution