太平天国的拜上帝教究竟是不是“邪教”?首先从“邪教”的定义入手,分清现今所界定的“邪教”同历史上封建统治阶级对民间宗教贬称为“邪教”的区别。根据我国权威的法律文书,“邪教组织是指冒用宗教、气功或者其他名义建立的,神化首要分子,利用制造、散布迷信邪说等手段蛊惑、 First, from the definition of “cult”, we should distinguish the difference between the “cults” defined by today and the historical feudal ruling class’s devaluation of folk religion as “cult.” According to the authoritative legal instruments in our country, "cult organizations refer to those who have been established under the pretext of religion, qigong or other means to deify the top elements and made use of such means as manufacturing and spreading superstition and evil,