Sure it's a cult. Most faith- organizations are in some form. As long as it keeps you little knuckleheads busy and distracted, I think it's swell. And it makes for good copy and bickering. And when you get wasted in some great implantation of some other diety or whatever, some other folks will rise up and fleece the masses for personal gain and control and call it a religon. And THAT will be good entertainment too. It's really an interesting thing to watch but it gets boring because it's been done so many times with a lot more panache than Scientology does it. But hey, they are new at this. No wonder they're defensive. Yeah, they haven't killed as many people as some religons but give it time.