Cults

What exactly is a cult? What sets it apart from religions such as Buddhists and Catholics? In looking at my research, cults start with one main cause to make the world a better place, just like most religions. Cults on the other hand take their faith too far, and take advantage of the strong faith their members have to make them do wrong things. The people in the cults aren't bad people. They think they are in a group that will make the world a better place, but in reality the group just uses them and degrades them to make them feel like they arent' worthy and must prove their faith in various ways. All humans are blessed with having emotions, the ability to feel, and this makes them so vulnerable to cults. It really is sad that good people can be so easily brainwashed just because they have trust in the good of other people who lead them to do wrong. Cults and religions are so closely related, it's hard to even explain the difference, so it's easy to see why people can get caught into something like this.