What is the difference between a cult and a religion? This question is not easy to answer. It's age, how old is it in relation to the newness? How about the size, how many fellow believers does he have? Or what about its popularity that differentiates a cult from religion? According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, the definition of religion is “belief in a god or group of gods: an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or group of gods: an interest, a belief or an activity that is very important to a person or group” (“Religion”). The same dictionary defines a sect as “a small religious group that is not part of a larger, accepted religion and which has beliefs considered by many people to be extreme or dangerous: a situation in which people admire and care greatly about something or someone ”. or too much: a small group of very devoted supporters or fans” (“Cult”). So, when is a sect just a sect or when is this sect classified as a religion? The age-old question of time. Throughout history evidence shows that some type of religious cult has always existed dating back thousands of years, in some of the earliest ancient societies ever known. When you look at two very well-known ancient societies, the Greeks and the Romans, they both worshiped many gods. The Greeks worshiped known deities such as Zues, Poseidon, Hades, and Apollo, to name a few. These same gods were known as Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, and Apollo to the ancient Romans. Religion is therefore old by definition. What about today, what are some of the modern religions? Although there are many, some of the most popular are Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Muslim and the most common Western... middle of paper... people who can choose who or what, worship and have faith . Then these so-called cults, when new and unknown, will grow and flourish into their own religion in due course. Be ready, world. I don't think we have seen the end of new religions. The greatest thing in life itself is freedom of worship. City works "Cults". International encyclopedia of the social sciences. Ed. William A. Darity, Jr. 2nd ed. vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. 187-189. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Network. 5 February 2014. “Cults”. Merriam Webster. Merriam-Webster and Web. 04 February 2014."Religion." Merriam Webster. Merriam-Webster and Web. 04 February 2014.Watt, Jill. "Cults". Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 3rd ed. vol. 2. New York: Sons of Charles Scribner, 2003. 476-478. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Network. 5 February 2014.eb. 2014