News about Religious Cults, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

I have never been more convinced that wokeism in all its forms is a religious cult. It is irrational, non-scientific, and goes against every aspect of God and nature's law.

Brooke Walker grew up in an Arizona church community. Families, side by side, in communion with God and each other. But the church, she says, was actually a cult. Walker spent her formative years ...

Yes, religious symbols can be appropriate in public settings if they reflect historical or cultural significance and do not promote a specific religion. The First Amendment protects both freedom of ...

The alleged cult-like practices included teaching members to corporally punish their children, financially coercing members and encouraging members to alienate themselves from their families.

The claim: Supreme Court says Jewish symbols allowed on government property but not Christian symbols A Dec. 26 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) shows a menorah in front of the White House.