Is it illegal or criminal to join a cult?

Legal analysis: those who believe in cults or participate in cult activities will be punished by public security administration; Serious, will be subject to criminal punishment, if in the process, suspected of fraud and other criminal acts, but also suspected of fraud. Whoever organizes or makes use of sects, cults or superstitions to undermine the implementation of state laws and administrative regulations shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than seven years.

Legal basis: Article 27 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment commits one of the following acts, and shall be detained for more than 10 and less than 15, and may also be fined less than 1000 yuan; (1) Organizing, instigating, coercing, deceiving or inciting others to engage in cult, cult or superstitious activities, disrupting social order and harming the health of others; (2) using religion or qigong to disrupt social order and endanger the health of others.