cults - the test

Some news from the study of religion to test this new boat.

Here's the most intersting collection of species of "cult" I've yet to read:

"Some people I would consider cults are, the KKK (Ku Klux Klan), Charles Manson and the Family, the Guardian, Waco, Catholics, Jehovahs Witnesses, bigamists and nudists."

While it's very hard to care as any collection can at some point be exposed as an essentially random collection,as positioned and interested - and while it's even harder to care in this way - I can't find one thread that runs through each of these examples.