I believe you are thinking of Joseph Smith, and his starting of the Mormon religion
A religious sect. Unkindly, people might say they were a bunch of loonies.
John and Mary Smith
John Smith was not on the Titanic. The ship's captain was Edward Smith. Not even related to John Smith.
yes they were he was the uncle of edward J Smith no not true edward john smith was like 200 years after john smith
Shakers are a nearly extinct religious sect.
For religious freedom
A sect is defined as a subdivision of a larger religious group, so the answer is yes.
I believe you are thinking of Joseph Smith, and his starting of the Mormon religion
The Quakers
A sect is a group with distinctive religious, political or philosophical beliefs.
A religious group can be called a sect. A religious group can also be called a congregation when all attend the same church. A religious group might have more than one sect, or group of individuals, like the Amish.
The Jews.
The Puritans.
how do you show respect for the religious practices of different religious sect
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
A church state - government ran by religious sect is unique in different ways. The administration follows the religious teachings in most cases rather than a constitution made by people.