If a "cult" is a group of believers devoutly attached to a leader claiming divine inspiration, then the most respectable religions share the same cradle.

Our lives were threatened, and you are saying that my religion must share the blame?

Far from being sectarian, Ashoka, based on a belief that all religions shared a common, positive essence, encouraged tolerance and understanding of other religions.

Other religions shared the fate of Mithra, and Christianity was supreme in Rome.

Today it is evidence of a time when the three major religions shared the region.

The two religions share similar values, guidelines, and principles.

As a consequence, these two religions share many similar cultural practices, festivals and traditions.

The two religions share many beliefs, including the belief that through a series of reincarnations a person can pass to higher states of being.

Magic and religion also share a collective character and totality of belief.

Nevertheless, religions share many moral values which could and should make it possible for them to come to a common understanding of respect.