2) Unlike a cult ( ala Jim Jones) There are NO armed guards at the kingdom halls or assemblies to keep people IN. In fact you have to be really good to even be ALLOWED TO STAY. ehem !!!!!!!! based on what I've been reading on this forum it's more like they cater to child molesters who sell magazines while keeping the victims at bay. The way I see it is the word cult was derived from religionists who also believed that they and only they possesed the truth and accurate knowledge associated with christianity . It was meant as a way to defame others that disagreed . websters does define it in a very braud way which can include any form of assosiation that seems to involve the use of brainswashing or simply to promote some idea.