Black religious cults

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Black Religious Cults were religious cults which usually abandoned the conventional beliefs about god and about black people.

1 Denominations
- 1.1 Holiness Cults
- 1.2 Salvation Cults
2 External links

[edit] Denominations

There were two major denominations in the Black Religious Cults: the "Holiness" cults and the "Salvation" cults. These cults consisted of differing views on life and religion.

[edit] Holiness Cults

The Holiness Cults were centered around the belief that it was necessary to restore a purer form of Christianity, while still remaining Christians at heart. Its followers planned to achieve this by purifying all members of the church. Meetings were held every night and for the entire day every Sunday. The Holiness cults prohibited members from partaking in such activities as drinking alcohol and gambling.

[edit] Salvation Cults

The Salvation Cults differed from the Holiness cults by not wanting to be identified as Christians, as they believed they must avoid this in order to gain salvation. They followed religions which were not common in America. Men and women of the Salvation cults were separated during their services and there was no baptism or communion involved, as well as very little singing.