Well, if I'm being a bit thin skinned, I apologize. Hearing religion and cults equated tends to get my goat.

Has it ever dawned on you wizards of philosophy that perhaps the answer lay in the results achieved? When was the last time a cult opened a soup kitchen, or started a home for unwed mothers, or a battered woman's shelter? Or an AIDS clinic? Most mainstream religions are proud of the fact that they offer ministries in all of these areas and more.