Question

[Arieson]

Are the clans technically a Religous Cult? "The term cult usually refers to a social defined by its religous, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs, or its common interest a particular personality, object or goal." According to the Wikipedia definition of a cult

[Bracken12]

you know what?

I'm not sure!

I think some people define them as a cult, but I more or less think that they explain 'cat colonies'. You know, the groups of strays that come together for food, shelter, and safety in numbers? But Erin hunter has given them a religion.

In the Dawn of The clans series, the originals left simply for the fact that there was not enough food, and then split into five groups based on 'creative differences'. They actually did not really believe in anything. I know they believed in their ancestors and that they watched over them, but really over time, the clans created that simple sigh of relief into what we know as 'present day starclan'.

-In conclusion: They are groups of cats, and I think Erin Hunter has left that up for US to decide.

[Mango]

Nah just a group of cats who share a religion (not all cats believe mind you, and some who believe in the anti-Christ, The Dark Forest. (they are the anti-Christ). While none of them are in the LGBTQ+ community, unless they are asexual (but realistically house cats aren't...the Erins might be using science), and they hate each other yeah its a cult but not the white masked cults killing others....a good cult, I guess.