Cult
Subject in Social Sciences
Cult has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Digital Social Hour. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Vocab MaloneChristian apologist, debater, and YouTuber known for engaging Hebrew Israelite groups
Malone says the label 'cult' does not speak to truth claims and that early Christianity could sociologically be categorized as one.
“Cult doesn't speak to the truth claims of any given belief system. It's just labeling it a certain way”
Digital Social Hour: Is Christianity Actually A Cult?... | Vocab Malone | DSH #1996 (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 16:24
Malone argues that information control, such as banning outside criticism, is one of the strongest signs of a cult.
“Information control is almost one of the biggest signs that you are in a cult if you are banned from reading any outside criticism”
Digital Social Hour: Is Christianity Actually A Cult?... | Vocab Malone | DSH #1996 (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 16:24
Podcasts
- Digital Social Hour · 1 episode
Episodes
Is Christianity Actually A Cult?... | Vocab Malone | DSH #1996Digital Social Hour · Jun 3, 2026 · 59 min
Christian apologist Vocab Malone tells Sean Kelly about online religious debaters, Hebrew Israelite groups, what defines a cult, biblical manuscripts, Gnosticism, and Noah's Ark.