IMPORTANT POINTS IN THIS CHAPTER
There are specific parts we see in all religions that define something besides belief in a higher power.
Rituals and places for rituals and worship are part of every religion.
There are numerous symbols that span centuries and have meaning for the different religions.
Denominations and sects are each aspects of most religions; they often represent an attempt by some followers to get back to what they think the religion is all about.
Cults have specific features that separate them from sects; most have charismatic leaders and arise out of new thinking rather than extensions of older religious thought.
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