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Christian pressure groups in Australia are understandably concerned at the threat of new laws to protect the vulnerable and gullible against abuse and exploitation. Testifying before a parliamentary inquiry into cults, advocates of the true faith pointed out that laws targeting trans-bashing, gay-baiting, the promulgation of myths and conspiracy theories as infallible truths, and even the extortion of money through emotional blackmail would be very dangerous from a theological perspective. While it is regrettable that persecuted Christians seem as reluctant as ever to abide by their Saviour's injunction to rejoice and be exceeding glad, it's certainly reassuring that some have progressed far enough to admit that the only substantive difference between a cult and a real religion is population size.