Grant Cardone Says He's Given $18M To Scientology But Declares, 'Oh, Absolutely Not a Cult…Is MAGA A Cult?'

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Some people tithe. Real estate mogul Grant Cardone wires millions. In an interview with "VladTV" last week, Cardone defended his long-standing ties to the Church of Scientology, brushing aside the ...

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And if Scientology is a cult, Cardone said, then the list's about to get a lot longer.\"Unless a football team's a cult,\" he said. \"Unless the U.S. Americans—Make America Great Again—is MAGA a cult?If you're giving to an organization expecting something back, Cardone would likely say that's not charity—that's a trans","collect":0,"end_time":0,"defaultTopTitle":"benzinga.com","property":[],"viewcount":null,"language":"en","relate_stocks":{"MAGA":"Point Bridge America First ETF"},"translate_title":"格兰特·卡尔多内说，他已经向山达基捐赠了1800万美元，但他宣称，“哦，绝对不是邪教……MAGA是邪教吗？”","themeId":null,"isJumpTheme":false,"ttsUrl":null,"symbols_score_info":{"MAGA":1.5},"content_text":"Some people tithe. Real estate mogul Grant Cardone wires millions.\nIn an interview with \"VladTV\" last week, Cardone defended his long-standing ties to the Church of Scientology, brushing aside the most common critique.\nWhen asked directly if it's a cult, Cardone said, \"Oh, absolutely not a cult.\" Then he laid out his own definition: \"Some closed, uniform—everybody's gotta believe the same thing, shout by the same prayers, live to one person's beliefs. That's definitely not what it is.\"\nHe described attending courses with atheists, Baptists, agnostics, and Protestants. \"I've never seen a cult where you allowed all groups to come in,\" he said. \"They're not worshiping anyone.\"\nDon't Miss:\nAnd if Scientology is a cult, Cardone said, then the list's about to get a lot longer.\n\"Unless a football team's a cult,\" he said. \"Unless the U.S. Americans—Make America Great Again—is MAGA a cult? Is the Democratic Party a cult? Are the Catholics a cult? Jews?\" Then he added, \"I think they're all kind of cults.\"\nCardone said Scientology and Dianetics are separate things entirely—one deals with the body, the other with the spirit—and that the church doesn't operate like a multilevel marketing scheme. \"You could throw a billion dollars at the Church of Scientology, and you're not moving up,\" he said. \"Your contributions to the church doesn't make you a higher-ranking member.\"\nTrending: Deloitte's #1 Fastest-Growing Software Company Lets Users Earn Money Just by Scrolling — Accredited Investors Can Still Get In at $0.50/Share.\nInstead, he said moving up requires training, not tipping. The courses, he claimed, start as low as $10 and can even be taken online for free. \"I'm a member like anybody else would be,\" he said. \"I don't work for the church. I'm not in a hierarchy.\"\nThat's when the money came up. Vlad asked how much he's donated.\n\"I don't know—$15 or $18 million?\" Cardone said. \"But I've raised a couple hundred million dollars for charities.\"\nThe number might raise eyebrows, but Cardone insisted he's not even close to being the top donor—and that money isn't supposed to be the point. \"A church gets a donation, let's say you gave $15 to the church—they want to give you something for that donation,\" he said.\nHe then compared Scientology's critics to people who abandon recovery programs and then claim to know how they work. \"I would never get advice from a quitter,\" he said, referring to ex-member Leah Remini. \"She's a piece of garbage. I wouldn't ask her for advice on anything.\"\nSee Also: Professional traders demand transparency — see why Kraken Pro has become one of crypto's most trusted advanced trading platforms.\nThe deeper financial thread? Cardone's entire argument rests on the idea that donating—even at eight figures—doesn't translate into power or privilege. That's not how churches should work, he implied, and certainly not this one.\nIf you're giving to an organization expecting something back, Cardone would likely say that's not charity—that's a transaction. And if you're measuring religious ROI, you might want to check your balance sheet and your beliefs.\nWant to give generously and still retire comfortably? 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