Religious organization

1. Is this organization a religion according to the sociological definition? Why or why not?
2. What type of religion is it? (If you decided that it is not a religion, what type does it most closely resemble ecclesiae, denominations, cults, new religious movement and sects.? Why?
3. How would a functionalist theorist understand and discuss this organization?
4. What would Durkheim and Marx have to say about the organization? Does anyone in the class disagree or have questions?