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Originally Posted by Grizabella

It certainly fits several psychological criteria for a cult:

1. People are put in physically or emotionally distressing situations;
2. Their problems are reduced to one simple explanation, which is repeatedly emphasized;
3. They receive unconditional love, acceptance, and attention from a charismatic leader;
4. They get a new identity based on the group;
5. They are subject to entrapment (isolation from friends, relatives, and the mainstream culture) and their access to information is severely controlled

Just reading down the criteria, so does christianity (#5 doesn't occur in all places).

I say it's a religion, and in part of being a religion, it generates money.