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Document Summary
Ecclesia: state religions; a specific religious belief system adopted at the governmental level. Churches: large and powerful religious organizations and groups. Sects: smaller religious groups that have usually broken away from larger churches. A lack of accurate or in-depth knowledge about cults. Limited time or financial resources that result in the tendency to over-report sensationalistic stories with ignoring later developments. This typology has been traditionally used to construct and determine whether or not a group is. Ecclesia and churches are not generally considered deviant in society. Sects and cults are viewed as deviant and in need of social control. 2 historic and current perspectives on religious institutions. The boundaries between churches, sects, and cults can become blurred for society. Every religious belief system that has been considered deviant at some time or place. Many contemporary academics have abandoned traditional terminology.
