I would say it's possible to be judged by your degree of effort on both ends of the scale. I've seen ones that are extreme that I've wondered bout too..
The heresy hunters are still with us. Only now, instead of stakes, they use their books and radio programs to destroy those they consider heretics.... I'm concerned that heresy hunting may be turning into leukemia because some cultwatchers seem more intent on destroying parts of the body than healing the body....